Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

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

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

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

The longest step street in the city.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

What’s a sure fire way to end up in jail in New York in the 1920s? Peddling bad moonshine.

The childhood home of one of America's greatest unsung troubadours still stands in a much changed Brooklyn neighborhood.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Where one of Greenpoint's "five black arts" was practiced.

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

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

Fabrication workshop where the encasement for One World Trade Center's beacon was constructed.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

This suburban enclave is home to a very unique art exhibit.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

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

After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.