Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.