A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

This airfield played a key role in both World War II and the Cold War.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

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

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.