In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

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

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.

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

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

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

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.