With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

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

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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

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

Here be dragons.

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

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

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

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.

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

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

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