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

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

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.

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

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

A quaint museum nestled in a former hub of Irish moss harvesting.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.