Places AF Wants to Go

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

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

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

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

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

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

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

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

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.