An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

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

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

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

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

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

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 memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

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

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.