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

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.

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

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

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.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

One of Canada's oldest collections of stone fur trading buildings.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.