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

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

Here be dragons.

Set sail on a small scale.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

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

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.