Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States Jan 9, 2026

Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States

Step into the realm of giants. Try embracing a BFG (Big Friendly Giant) as you wrap your arms around a thousand years of wisdom in a single tree trunk. Welcome to Muir Woods National Monument—established on this day in 1908—a majestic hall of coastal redwoods just north of San Francisco, in California, United States. These towering redwoods are the tallest trees on Earth—one here stretches about 80 metres, roughly the height of 43 people stacked head to toe. Most are 600–800 years old and some have stood for over a millennium, yet they"re still considered "young" for a species that can live for 2,000 years.

© photo by canderson/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Where the buffalo roam
Jan 9, 2024Gayathri Reservoir, Karnataka, India
Jan 9, 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sept 11, 2026Villefranche-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France
Sep 17, 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Nov 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California
Mar 3, 2026Celebrating Holi
Jul 12, 2026Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, United States
Nov 15, 2024Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The envy of postcards and snowglobes
Feb 6, 2025Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Widespread and long-eared
Mar 8, 2024International Womens Day
Nov 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States
Jun 7, 2026Ruins of Dunseverick Castle, Northern Ireland
Oct 2, 2024Gandhi Jayanti
What are these beautiful sandy waves?
Oct 12, 2023Old barn and canola field, Palouse region, Idaho
Dec 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
Frosty Finland
Keyholes to the kingdom
May 18, 2024Natural History Museum, London, England
Nap your worries away
Protecting earths biodiversity for everyone
Nov 18, 2023Polar bear mother and cubs, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Feb 17, 2024Kailasa temple in Ellora caves
Apr 9, 2026Sgwd yr Eira waterfall, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
Apr 30, 2025International Jazz Day
Flying the flag for Pride
Clouds dance above Sundance
Beauty by the bay
Dec 2, 2025Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States
Aug 25, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States