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The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

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

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

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

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.