No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

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

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.