Forests

Pristine natural wonders and unique cultural diversity, way off the beaten path.

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

Visit the century-old plant nursery that grows trees from space.

The last active narrow-gauge forest railway in Europe.

One of two trees tied for the distinction of the largest western juniper in Oregon.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

A mystical shrine dedicated to a forest that once covered the area and the legendary fox spirit who lived there.

Welcome to the greenest place in Greenland.

A forgotten hiker’s lodge, now reclaimed by the forest, with its chimney standing as a lone sentinel of the past.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.