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One of the leopards with its peacock prey.

New York, New York

Asiatic Leopard Diorama

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

Interacting with bucket cats.

Memphis, Tennessee

House of Mews

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

3-15-21

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Sunsphere

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Carousel at Glen Echo Park

Glen Echo, Maryland

Glen Echo Park Carousel

A merry-go-round that became a rallying point for the early Civil Rights Movement.

Keeper of the Plains, by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin

Wichita, Kansas

Keeper of the Plains

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

El Sueño Original

Wichita, Kansas

'El Sueño Original'

The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.

Toad Suck, Arkansas. (Random Factor/Flickr)

Bigelow, Arkansas

Toad Suck

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

The American Pigeon Museum

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The American Pigeon Museum

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Sponsored By Visit Oklahoma City
Exterior of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum

Springfield, Missouri

Wonders of Wildlife Museum

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Memphis Pyramid

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Pyramid

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

Once placed behind bank tellers at Wilmington Savings Fund Society, ‘Apotheosis of the Family’ is now on display in a climate-controlled barn.

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

‘Apotheosis of the Family,’ by N.C. Wyeth

Commissioned by a bank at the height of the Great Depression, this mural by the famed illustrator was intended to inspire a sense of abundance in customers.

The Grotto’s waterfall creates a lush soundscape.

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

The Grotto at Longwood Gardens

A secret, ethereal waterfall beneath the picturesque gardens.

Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary Monument

Arlington, Virginia

Peary Monument

A memorial dedicated to the famed North Pole explorer appropriately sits at the far edge of Arlington National Cemetery.

This stark memorial visually echoes the Twin Towers.

Jersey City, New Jersey

Empty Sky Memorial

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

Welcome to Hershey’s Chocolate World!

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey’s Chocolate World and Hershey Trolley Works

This mobile theater show highlights the story of Hershey through fun facts, unique stories, and plenty of candy samples.

The one-room building that is the Libby Museum

Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

Libby Museum

The 100-year-old public collection of a New Hampshire dentist that contains taxidermy, Native American artifacts, and a pair of mummy hands.

A statue of Balto stands in a place of honor in Central Park.

New York, New York

Balto Statue

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

The Carousel in Prospect Park

Brooklyn, New York

The Carousel in Prospect Park

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

The Gecko Gallery NYC

Brooklyn, New York

The Gecko Gallery NYC

A hidden Brooklyn basement gallery where two biologists nurture one of the Northeast’s rarest and most vibrant reptile collections.

Detail of the Texaco map terrazzo mosaic tile floor of the New York State Pavilion (Tent of Tomorrow), 2009

Queens, New York

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Display cases.

Laurel, Maryland

On the Brink

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Walk around towards the front and on to the opposite side where you can enter it's hollow inside.

West Hartford, Connecticut

'Conny The Whale'

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

The Hackpen White Horse, sporting a cartoonish eye.

Swindon, England

Hackpen White Horse

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

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