New York, New York
Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Sambar and Wild Dog Diorama
This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.
New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
New York, New York
Komodo Dragon Diorama
Here be dragons.
New York, New York
Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
New York, New York
Gorilla Diorama
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
New York, New York
African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
New York, New York
Asiatic Leopard Diorama
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
New York, New York
Irish Hunger Memorial
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
Shinran Statue
Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
New York, New York
Ancient Egyptian Beef Shoulder
Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.
New York, New York
Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
New York, New York
Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
Catskill, New York
Catskill Game Farm
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
Schoharie, New York
Site of the First Known Free Open-Air Motion Picture Presentation
A tiny village in Upstate New York ushered in the precursor to drive-in movies.
Kinderhook, New York
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Albany, New York
The Largest Walmart in America
The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.
Albany, New York
The Mummy Ankhefenmut
A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.
Albany, New York
World’s Largest Nipper Statue
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Troy, New York
Grave of Uncle Sam
The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
Cohoes, New York
Site of the Cohoes Mastodon
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Albany, New York
The First Shaker Village
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Spit and Spat
Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
