The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

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.

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

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

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

Here be dragons.

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

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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