Danvers, Massachusetts
Endicott Pear Tree
The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.
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Danvers, Massachusetts
The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.
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.
Madrid, Spain
One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.
Ano Vouves, Greece
The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.
Guánica, Puerto Rico
A resilient tree that has survived for more than 700 years in Guánica Dry Forest.
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.
Mandeville, Louisiana
Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.
Gérouville, Belgium
A 600-year-old elm tree with a built-in seat and thatched roof.
Wellington, New Zealand
This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.
Palo Alto, California
This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Seattle, Washington
Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Singapore
A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.
Mount Hamilton, California
A 19th-century California philanthropist is entombed beneath the telescope he funded.
Mexico City, Mexico
At this bright and vibrant museum in Mexico City, you can make your own custom scent.
Lympne, England
The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.