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

Here be dragons.

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

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

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

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

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 impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

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.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.