Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Here be dragons.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.