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

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

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

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.

Decades before the Salem Witch Trials, two Connecticut women were executed for alleged witchcraft.

The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.