This oak has seen Vikings, the Black Death, and world wars pass but refuses to give up.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

A unique collection of figures perform down the facade of the Gene Frankel Theatre.

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

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

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

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

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

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

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

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Thermal springs underneath the seabed provide the heat and bubbles for these beachside natural hot tubs.

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

Found in the waddenzee, this propeller has been put on public display as a reminder of the Second World War.

The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.