A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

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

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.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

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

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

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

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

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

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

Here be dragons.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.