Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

Skewer up Kangaroo.

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

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The saddest little diner in New York.

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

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

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

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

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 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 impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

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

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

You will not be able to miss this building.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.