A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

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

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

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

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

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

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

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.