A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.