One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.