Trees

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

One of Europe's oldest yew trees has lived more than 2,000 years.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.