The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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.

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

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

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

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

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

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

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

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

Hidden behind a Target are pillows of cooled lava that formed at the bottom of a deep lake in the Mesozoic Era.

Here be dragons.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

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

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

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.