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Ellijay, Georgia

Gennett Poplar

Measuring 100-feet tall, the Gennett Poplar is the second-tallest tree in Georgia.

Mount Dillon, Trinidad and Tobago

Remarkable Silk Cotton Tree

A tree so massive it claims half the road, standing at the intersection of history and folklore.

Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa Island.

12 National Park Trees That Are Truly Terrific

Famous, ancient, larger than life.

Roxanne Hoorn May 9, 2025

Robbinsville, North Carolina

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

Halsey, Nebraska

Charles E. Bessey Tree Nursery

Visit the century-old plant nursery that grows trees from space.

Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg Arboretum’s National Champion Trees

Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.

Fort Rock, Oregon

Oregon Co-Champion Juniper

One of two trees tied for the distinction of the largest western juniper in Oregon.

Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree

A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.

Savannah, Georgia

Wormsloe State Historic Site

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

Hirosaki, Japan

Demon Oak Tree of Onizawa

A mountain demon once helped a local villager construct a canal, after which he sat on this oak tree to rest.

Cape Town, South Africa

Vergelegen Camphor Trees

Planted more than 300 years ago, these trees are South African National Monuments.

Ni-no-maru garden

A collection of trees from each of the 47 Japanese prefectures.

La Jolla, California

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Qinngua Valley

Welcome to the greenest place in Greenland.

The square-shaped, blood-filled toe tips of a wandering salamander (<em>Aneides vagrans</em>) help them navigate their treetop habitat.

Blood-Powered Toes Give ‘Skydiving’ Salamanders a Boost

These amphibians evolved unique strategies to move around the canopies of the world's tallest trees.

Michelle Cassidy February 5, 2025

Kagoshima, Japan

Deai-sugi Cedar Tree

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

Braden Castle Ruins

From Rare Fruit Trees to Historic Ruins: 5 Can’t-Miss Sites in Bradenton

The Friendly City is full of wonder.

Sponsored By Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Mount San Jacinto offers beautiful vistas.

California’s Unbelievable Landscapes: A Guide to Nature’s Masterpieces

Volcanic craters, out-of-this-world rock formations, and wild twisting trees, all in one state.

Sponsored By Visit California