A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

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

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.

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

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

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

Here be dragons.

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

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.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.