In the Namib-Naukluft National Park, in the central Namib Desert is a strange and alien landscape. Found among towering red dunes is an area known as Sossusvlei. The dunes that surround the... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Extraordinary Flora, Wonders of Salt | Submitted by kwinb | Updated by Dylan

Inspired by the legendary botanical gardens in Padua where the Medicis plotted the untimely, frothing ends of their enemies, an English duchess created this garden, dedicating it entirely to flora... »

Extraordinary Flora, Horticultural Marvels | Submitted by Annetta | Updated by As she is spoke

Self-titled arborsculptor Richard Reames grows and shapes tree trunks using the ancient arts of grafting, framing, bending and pruning. Reames believes that his living arborsculptures could one... »

Extraordinary Flora, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Submitted by Josh | Updated by CPilgrim

While Alaska's glaciers may have world wide renown, the Mendenhall Valley contains its own marvel lovingly crafted by Glacier Garden Rainforest Adventure owners Steve and Cindy Bowhay. Dotted... »

Extraordinary Flora, Horticultural Marvels | Submitted by re_nakaba

Landsford Canal was built 1820-1823 to accommodate river traffic around the shallow, rocky drop in the Catawba River. The ruins of the canal are very well-preserved and intact, including several... »

Watery Wonders, Extraordinary Flora, Retro-Tech, Incredible Ruins | Submitted by ChristopherRobin

John Krubsack was a self-starter. A banker from Embarrass, Wisconsin, he was the first in the area to boast running water, he landscaped his property before it was the fashion, he farmed and made... »

Extraordinary Flora, Horticultural Marvels, Outsider Architecture | Submitted by michelle

Karst is not a particular kind of rock, but rather the landscape that results from the combination of certain types of rock, often limestone or dolomite, and water. The important element is that... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna | Submitted by nsmrekar | Updated by stanestane

Located inside a gated churchyard in the picturesque town of Santa Maria del Tule, the Árbol del Tule is the widest tree in the world. The local Zapotecs like to joke that the Tule shares some... »

Extraordinary Flora | Submitted by Josh

The same turbulent forces that heat the waters of Calistoga's famous hot springs and geysers once turned a forest to stone. 3.5 million years ago an ancient volcano knocked down and buried a... »

Geological Oddities, Extraordinary Flora, Disaster Areas, Purveyors of Curiosities | Submitted by Annetta

Once a collection of roughly a hundred, nearly half of these rare wooden books have been lost or destroyed since their creation in the late 1700s or early 1800s, leaving only 56 of these amazing... »

Extraordinary Flora, Strange Science, Natural History, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech, Horticultural Marvels, Repositories of Knowledge | Submitted by wythe