This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

Here be dragons.

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.

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

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.