Johns Island, South Carolina
The Angel Oak
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
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Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Oakland, California
Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
Crystal Falls, Michigan
Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.
Palo Alto, California
A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Evansville, Indiana
Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Los Angeles, California
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Vashon, Washington
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Anton Valley, Panama
Right angles in the forests of Panama.
Mawnan Smith, England
The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Cowra, Australia
Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.
Young, Australia
Tribute to the Chinese people of Young and Australia.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Styx, Australia
Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.
Atlanta, Georgia
Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.
Howrah, India
A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Cincinnati, Ohio
A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.