Bronx, New York
Fordham Cemetery
A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.
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Staten Island, New York
Todt Hill
The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.
New York, New York
Indian Rhinoceros Diorama
An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.
New York, New York
Sambar and Wild Dog Diorama
This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.
New York, New York
Libyan Desert Diorama
This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.
New York, New York
Silver Towers Playground
This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.
New York, New York
Asiatic Leopard Diorama
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
New York, New York
Scavenger Taxidermy Diorama
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
New York, New York
‘The Gilded Lady’
A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.
New York, New York
Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
New York, New York
Camilo Egas Mural at the New School
After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.
Bronx, New York
Westchester Avenue Station
Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.
New York, New York
The Statue of Roscoe Conkling
A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.
New York, New York
Sophie Loeb Fountain
The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”
Staten Island, New York
Silver Lake Park
Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.
New York, New York
Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
Bronx, New York
Carrie Chapman Catt's Grave
An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.
Bronx, New York
William Spain Seismic Observatory
An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.
New York, New York
Gorilla Diorama
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
Bronx, New York
West 230th Step Street
The longest step street in the city.
New York, New York
Citigroup Center Stilts
If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.
Bronx, New York
Concrete Plant Park
A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.
New York, New York
New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
Staten Island, New York
Fresh Kills Landfill
One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.
