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

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

A tidbit of Poe history on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

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