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Baker Beach near the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
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Balance Rock in Garden of the Gods State Park, Colorado.
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Boston Commons, Massachusetts.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York City.
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Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago.
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"Junior Railroad: Model Trains in a Model Garden" exhibit in the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Chicago.
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Constitution Gardens, Washington DC.
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Ecpot Center at Disney World, Florida.
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Fort Worth Water Gardens, Texas.
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Grand Canyon, Arizona.
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Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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Luray Caverns in Luray, Viriginia.
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Moodna Viaduct, New York State
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National Garden at the U.S. Botanic Gardens, Washington DC.
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The Azela Garden in the New Jersey Botanical Garden, New Jersey.
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Central Park, New York City.
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Pepsico World Headquarters in Purchase, New York.
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Sequoia National Park, California.
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
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Yosemite National Park, California.
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Rockefeller State Park, New York State.
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