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This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

The stoutest tree in the world.

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

It's 2 billion years old!

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.