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

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

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

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

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

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.