The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

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

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

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

Here be dragons.

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

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

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

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

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