London, England
The Burney Relief
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
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London, England
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
New York, New York
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
New York, New York
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
Budapest, Hungary
Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.
Paris, France
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
Paris, France
This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.
Richmond, Virginia
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
Brooklyn, New York
This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
New York, New York
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
New York, New York
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
New York, New York
This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.
New York, New York
This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.
Brooklyn, New York
This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.
Brooklyn, New York
The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.
Brooklyn, New York
The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.
Brooklyn, New York
This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.
New York, New York
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
New York, New York
Here be dragons.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.
Bronx, New York
Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.