This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

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

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.