This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

Here be dragons.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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.

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

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

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

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.