Woodland Explorer — Google Arts & Culture

Discover trees around the world

Start your tree-mendous adventure

From 'That Wanaka Tree' to Isaac Newton's Apple Tree

Step into the forests with this virtual tour

Discover more dramatic trees

Sounds of the forest

Audio story

Tones and Textures from the World’s Woodlands

From a rainforest in Madagascar to a waterfall in Norway

Branch out around the world

From America and Oceania...

A world of discovery awaits

...To Africa, Asia, and Europe

No passport required

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International tree travel

Slovenia

Enter the land of forests

Borneo

A famous rainforest ecosystem

Uganda

5 incredible African trees

Spain

Trees along the Camino trail

Korea

Large trees of culture

Canada

A mosaic of emerald valleys

United Kingdom

10 trees to grow in your garden

Mexico

A UNESCO Cultural Heritage tree

France

Beautiful trees of Paris

Australia

Victoria's Avenues of Honour

Madagascar

Home to over 3,000 tree species

From the peculiari-trees...

The 'Drunken Tree'

Discover the legends of Ceiba

The Tree That Lived Two Lives

How it survived living horizontally

...to green giants

Loading 3D model

Meet the Mother Tree

Zoom into the Californian redwood tree

Learn more about the resilience of redwoods

Gardens around the world

Origins Centre Indigenous Garden

Johannesburg, South Africa

Dawes Arboretum

Newark, United States

Korea National Arboretum

Pocheon, South Korea

Museo Orto Botanico di Roma

Rome, Italy

Harcourt Arboretum

Oxford, United Kingdom

Kivu Ethnobotanical Garden

Bukavu, Congo

Explore for yourself

ExploreThe Botanical Garden of RomeItaly

ExploreOxford Botanic GardensUnited Kingdom

ExploreWilliam Christie's GardensFrance

ExploreBrooklyn Botanic GardensUnited States

ExploreButterfly HouseSpain

ExploreEdward James GardenMexico

More gardens

From the smallest window box to the largest country estate

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Award-winning woods

Environmental partnership association presents

European Tree of the Year

The story behind the competition

2011

Lime tree in Romania

2012

Lime tree in Hungary

2013

Plane tree in Hungary

2014

Field elm in Bulgaria

2015

Pedunculate oak in Estonia

2016

Oak tree in Hungary

2017

Oak tree in Poland

2018

Cork tree in Portugal

2019

Almond tree in Hungary

2020

Pine tree in Czech Republic

2021

Oak tree in Spain

2022

Oak tree in Poland

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From Japan's cherry blossoms to California's redwoods

Uncover the fascinating science of trees

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