Located less then an hour outside of Karakol near the small village of Jeti Oguz is the Valley of the Flowers. The best time to visit is during late May and June.
Cheddar Gorge is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom near the village of Cheddar in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar Caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.
Apart from that it is a beautiful place to visit - a bit touristy but with a couple of gorgeous views.
Los Angeles Flower Market
754 Wall Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
www.laflowerdistrict.com
The New York Botanical Gardens in Bronx, New York
Ojai is a popular tourist town in the Ventura County. Ojai is situated in the Ojai Valley.
A place that is filled w/the Rose Bowl games of UCLA homebound NCAA Football Games, or every New Year, they'll have the traditional Rose Bowl Games against whoever is eligible, as well as, Tournament of the Rose Parade! Who can't ever forget that?
A certified organic farm in the Columbia River Gorge that grows its own lavender and manufactures own bath and beauty products.
Located at the intersection of Hayes and Octavia streets in San Francisco, Patricia's Green is a pleasant little neighborhood park with a twist: it is home to short-term art installations of the type that stop traffic.
At the time of this writing, Michael Christian's Burning Man sculpture, "Koilos", was in place (and will be until sometime in October 2008).
http://www.patriciawalkup.org/index.html