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

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.