A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

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

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

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

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

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

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

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

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

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."