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.

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

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

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Grand Cayman is home to a colorful sculpture garden filled with giant concrete animals.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.