Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Here be dragons.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.