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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

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

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

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

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.