Natural History

A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they're spectacular.

A series of murals depict the evolution of plant life from the Precambrian to the modern day.

A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.

The biggest cave system in the Arabian Peninsula is home to a rare variety of blind fish.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

A short interpretive trail about one of the first human cultures in North America.

An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.

View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.

Fifty-odd dinosaur footprints are preserved on this strip of mountain cliff along with ancient ripple marks.

Some of the secrets of human origin are revealed at this museum.

A mine in the Sierra Nevada that produced nothing but barren quartz.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.