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

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

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

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

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

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

Here be dragons.

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

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

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

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

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

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.