Kalaloch Big Cedar

Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).