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An old postcard showing the Forest Products Building c. 1930.

Madison, Wisconsin

Forest Products Laboratory

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

The Vouves olive tree.

Ano Vouves, Greece

Olive Tree of Vouves

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Shammar, Mongolia

The Mother Tree

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

Permanently Closed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Moon Tree

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

Tower Hamlets Cemetery, one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

The 10 Iconic Cemeteries That Made Death Beautiful

The history of the rural cemetery movement, which brought Victorians to picnic among tombstones.

Molly McBride Jacobson October 6, 2016

Central display at the Garden of Oz

Los Angeles, California

Garden of Oz

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Lonely tree amongst mountains in Wanaka.

Wanaka, New Zealand

That Wanaka Tree

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Iwasaki Tsunemasa, Papaver somniferum, from his book Honzō Zufu, 1920–2.

botanical illustration

See Dazzling Botanical Imagery Through the Ages

A glorious visual compendium of plants and flowers that spans thousands of years.

Anika Burgess September 21, 2016

Giessen, Germany

Gießkannenmuseum (Watering Can Museum)

An homage to the humble watering can.

United States / Canada

United States–Canada Border Slash

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

Bristol, Florida

Garden of Eden Trail

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

In 2016, the 'First Legal Ayahuasca Church' Got Shut Down. Was It a Scam—or a New Religion?

A Canadian and a Brit had a vision to serve mind-expanding drugs in America.

Sarah Laskow September 16, 2016

Fordlândia

Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.

These Utopian City Maps Have Influenced Urban Planners for Over a Century

Ebenezer Howard's Garden Cities are now embedded into London and New York.

Sarah Laskow September 12, 2016

The Santa Claus schoolhouse.

9 Bizarre Schools That We Promise Actually Exist

School is in session for gladiators, dead bodies, and Santas.

Oliver Hong September 8, 2016

New York, New York

The Elevated Acre

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

One of Brooklyn's Oldest Trees Could Live in Your Living Room

Most New York City trees go to the chipper, but this one will have a dignified afterlife.

Sarah Laskow September 8, 2016

Locals in Colombo can catch fish in the marsh.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka

Rajagiriya Marsh

This Colombo wetland is an unlikely wildlife haven just outside the capital city.