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The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

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

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

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

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

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

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

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

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.

A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

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

Here be dragons.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.