A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.