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The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

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.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

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

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

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

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

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.

Here be dragons.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.