Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.