Flora

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.