The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.

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

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

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

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

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

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

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The "Seinfeld" diner.