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London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

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.

Closeup of the elephant herd.

New York, New York

African Elephants Diorama

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

Kerepesi Cemetery

Budapest, Hungary

Kerepesi Cemetery

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

PA-03 up close, the oldest original invader.

Paris, France

Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

The Gamble room.

London, England

Victoria & Albert Museum Dining Rooms

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

One of the inner courtyards where wool dyeing takes place

Paris, France

Gobelins Tapestry Factory

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

Agecroft Hall and Gardens

Richmond, Virginia

Agecroft Hall and Gardens

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

Charing Cross Mural.

London, England

Charing Cross Mural

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

The Dinner Party.

Brooklyn, New York

'The Dinner Party'

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The Ambassadors by Holbein the younger.

London, England

'The Ambassadors'

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The Staple Street Skybridge in Tribeca.

New York, New York

Staple Street Skybridge

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The okapi diorama.

New York, New York

Okapi Taxidermy Diorama

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

The desert scene.

New York, New York

Libyan Desert Diorama

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

Diorama depicting the sambar deer and Asiatic wild dog.

New York, New York

Sambar and Wild Dog Diorama

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

Coney Art Walls.

Brooklyn, New York

Coney Art Walls

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

The Spanish colonial revival style of the Childs restaurant building made it unique at the time.

Brooklyn, New York

Childs Restaurant Building

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

Faulkner House Books.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Faulkner House Books

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Revelers are often noted for their glamour and artistry.

Brooklyn, New York

Coney Island Mermaid Parade

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Avenue H Station House.

Brooklyn, New York

Avenue H Station House

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

Mountain gorilla at the American Museum of Natural History.

New York, New York

Gorilla Diorama

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

The Komodo dragon diorama.

New York, New York

Komodo Dragon Diorama

Here be dragons.

Detail of the engraved bone.

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Frieze of Lions

This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.

The stately stone.

Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo 'Fountain of Youth'

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

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