Forests cover up only a fraction of the earth’s surface today, but they used to cover up to half the planet. When most people think of forests, they immediately think of boring trees. What people fail to acknowledge, however, is that forests can be just as beautiful a sight as looking at a skyscraper view of the city. Nothing is more tranquil than enjoying a forest view, especially cool ones.
The 34 photos below show some of the most incredible forests in the world. Some are weird and unique. Some are just drop-dead gorgeous.
01. Yili Apricot Valley, China
02. Deadvlei Forest, Namibia
03. Beskydy Mountains, Czech Republic
04. West Papua Jungle, New Guinea
05. The Dancing or Drunken Forest, Kaliningrad
06. Quebec Forest, Canada
Gilles Chênevert
07. The Moss Swamp, Romania
08. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
09. The Baobabs Avenue, Madagascar
10. Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Kyoto
11. Ocean Forest, South Carolina
12. Tunnel of Love, Ukraine
Alexander Ishchenko
13. Dragons Blood Forest, Socotra
14. The Crooked Bush, Hafford
15. Meghalaya Subtropical Forest, Meghalaya
Uniquely India
16. Sunken Forest, Fire Island
Unknown
17. Taman Negara, Malaysia
Chee Hong
18. Giant Kelp Forest, Monterey Bay
19. The Suicide Forest, Japan
JTB PHOTO
20. Otzarreta Forest, Basque Country, Spain
21. Saguaro Cactus Forest, Tuscon, Arizona
Dan Sorensen
22. Ardennes Forest, Belgium
23. Olympic National Forest, Washington
Olympic National Forest
24. Sagano Bamboo Forest, Japan
The Smart Local
25. The Black Forest, Germany
26. Halle’s Forest, Belgium
Raimund Linke
27. The Crooked Forest, West Pomerania, Poland
Maciej Bledowski
28. Ta Prohm, Cambodia
Alessandro Vannucci
29. Spiny Forest, Madagascar
30. The Amazon Rain Forest, Brazil
31. Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont
Lane McCoy
32. Monkey Puzzle Forest, Chile
33. Redwood National Park, California
34. Jiuzhaigou Valley Forest, China
Source: Cover photo by Paul Cornish
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