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Rig Museum
29.6912, -91.2097
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Alexander Graham Bell Statue
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climate change
Climate Change and the Dream of Growing Coffee in Sicily
As temperatures rise, one family hopes to establish the world’s northernmost coffee plantation.
San Francisco, California
Sunnyside Conservatory
Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.
Cadereyta de Montes, Mexico
JardÃn Botánico Regional de Cadereyta
An alluring, arid botanical garden home to a bewildering variety of cacti both endangered and common.
carnivorous plants
This ‘Cryptically Carnivorous’ Plant Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight, Waiting for Flesh
The western false asphodel has an appetite for insects, but it’s not a great time to be a meat-eating plant.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Avatar Grove
This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.
food
Gaze on Ghostly Portraits of North America’s Wild Edibles
From familiar flowers to unusual salad greens.
nature
Podcast: The World’s Oldest Living Things
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
farms
Why Are Farmers in Senegal Creating Gardens That Look Like Crop Circles?
A new project emphasizes practical designs that may stave off desertification.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden
A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.
food
The Mysterious Street Snack That Has Baffled Botanists for Decades
Even DNA tests have yet to confirm its identity.
La Palma, Spain
Dragos Gemelos
Behind this pair of dragon trees, there is a tragic story of lost love.
Broulee, Australia
Broulee Canoe Tree
This tree, with its large oval-shaped scar, is a rare piece of Aboriginal cultural history.
Athens, Greece
The Olive Tree of the Acropolis
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Botanical Garden
A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Cotton Tree
The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.
Mantua, Italy
Isola dei Fiori di Loto (Lotus Island)
In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.
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9 Wondrous Places Where Water Meets the Woods
From river-loving cypresses to soggy ancient forests.
horticulture
How a Giant, Stinky, Delightful Corpse Flower Got to an Abandoned Gas Station
It was all thanks to a gardener, a wagon, and a sense of pandemic-era camaraderie.
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