Parks

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.