The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

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

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

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

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

A small piece of the composer's New York home lives on in the center of Czech culture in Manhattan.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

Here be dragons.

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.

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