One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

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

Here be dragons.

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

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

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

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

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

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

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.