Stunning Destinations You Won't Believe Are In The USA

3. Gigantic Redwoods

Muir Woods, otherwise known as the Redwoods, is located in San Francisco, California. Muir Woods is a national monument, named after John Muir—a conservationist—after a visit from President Theodore Roosevelt, who used his authority as President of the United States to create the United States Forest Service and enable the 1906 Antiquities Act. His actions also included creating 150 national forests, fifty-one federal bird reserves, five national parks, and eighteen national monuments, which, as mentioned, includes Muir Woods. As a federally protected site, nature and wildlife thrive here, with towering trees called Sequoia Sempervirens averaging between six hundred to eight hundred years old, and some reaching more than one thousand years old. Here tourists will be overwhelmed with the power of life and experience a plethora of unique animals, including banana slugs, mountain lions, and owls. Any traveler looking to be submerged in exotic flora and fauna will do well to visit the Redwoods.