The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The world's longest known cave system.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.