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.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

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.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

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