A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

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

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

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

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

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

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.