London, England
Cheapside Plane Tree
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
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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.
Fukuoka, Japan
In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.
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.
Woodside, California
This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
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.
Älvdalen S, Sweden
The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
An unusually European Pueblo church is actually the oldest Native American congregation in the United States.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The steep slope known as “Ob Hill” overlooks an Antarctic research station.
Spokane, Washington
Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Washington, D.C.
This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.