Plants

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

A forest wonderland caused by Burlington, Vermont's aggressive southwestern winds.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.