North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

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

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

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

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

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

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

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.