A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

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

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

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

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

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.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.