Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, just a short drive away, hosts the largest bald cypress tree in North America – a colossal living monument estimated to be over 1,500 years old.

Hakuba Valley, in Nagano Prefecture, has Olympic-level skiing, onsens, and stunning alpine views—all for under $70 a day, just a few hours from Tokyo.

Just 15 miles south of Boston lies a 3,500-acre woodland sanctuary that somehow remains off the radar of most Massachusetts residents—Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, where towering trees replace ...