Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Brazil
The Patriarch Tree
This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.
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Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Brazil
This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.
Auliyeagash, Kazakhstan
Local lore says this 700-year-old tree has sacred and medicinal properties.
Mannar, Sri Lanka
The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.
Madrid, Spain
One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.
London, England
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
Guánica, Puerto Rico
A resilient tree that has survived for more than 700 years in Guánica Dry Forest.
Ano Vouves, Greece
The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.
Forks, Washington
This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.
Toxeiras, Spain
This "grandfather" eucalyptus is one of the tallest trees in Europe.
Gérouville, Belgium
A 600-year-old elm tree with a built-in seat and thatched roof.
Mandeville, Louisiana
Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.
Ketura, Israel
This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Palo Alto, California
This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.
Wellington, New Zealand
This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.
Älvdalen S, Sweden
The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.
Moran, Wyoming
Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Afton, Wyoming
A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."
Coimbra, Portugal
Nicknamed "Karri Knight," this Eucalyptus was planted in 1895 and stands at 72 meters.
Savannah, Georgia
At this privately owned collection, conflicts are humanized through soldiers’ personal belongings.