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

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

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

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

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.