A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

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

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

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Here be dragons.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

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

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

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

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

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

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

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.