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

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

Here be dragons.

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.

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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

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

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.