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

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.