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

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.