Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

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

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

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

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

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.