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Skhtorashen, Azerbaijan

Tnjri

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

Rosicrucian Park

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
botanical gardens

The World's Oldest Botanical Gardens

Kevin Lo October 15, 2014
Zarcero, Costa Rica

Parque Francisco Alvarado

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.
tunnels

Built by Branches: Nine of the Most Incredible Tree Tunnels

Allison Meier October 10, 2014
lakes

Where Have All the Lake Balls Gone?

oriana leckert October 10, 2014
nature

Strip-Mall Totems: The Trees of Sprawl

Ethan Shaw October 8, 2014
The World's Tallest Concrete Gnome
Ames, Iowa

Elwood, the World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Morondava, Madagascar

Avenue of the Baobabs

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
weird weather phenomena

Once in a Lifetime

Melissa Marshall September 2, 2014
Larache, Morocco

The Site of the Garden of the Hesperides

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.
notes from the field

Watching the Strange & Stinky Corpse Flower Bloom

Matthew Blitz August 26, 2014
Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees
Tai Po, Hong Kong

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.
flora

Wishing Trees: Where Money Grows in the Branches

Allison Meier July 30, 2014
Prometheus Tree Stump
Baker, Nevada

Prometheus Tree Stump

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.
cemeteries

Forgotten Monuments of the American Revolution

Allison Meier July 4, 2014
The Witches Garden
Mitta Mitta, Australia

The Witches Garden

The largest collection of medicinal plants in Australia is also home to a witch who will show you how to use them.
Fisher Museum Forestry Dioramas
Petersham, Massachusetts

Fisher Museum Forestry Dioramas

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.