"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.

School named after its beloved principal, killed in the cross-fire of a drug related shooting.

The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

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.

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

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

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

Here be dragons.

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.