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

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

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

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

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.