Souvenir stands hawking petrified wood lined the roads outside the monument, drawing their wares from nearby parcels of private land. But visitors still succumbed to the temptation of pocketing a ...

So Petrified Forest National Park recently changed its messaging, thanking visitors for "doing the right thing," because most of them do. Unfortunately, for the few who do so BELATEDLY, the wood ...

Walk among fossilized trees in Mississippi at one of the only petrified forests in the Eastern United States, gazing at the ancient remnants of the area.

For many travelers, Petrified Forest may be a stop to somewhere else, like the Grand Canyon, but this national park is special in its own right. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's ...

Petrified Forest National Park has a fascinating story to tell. Learn about its unexpected rock formations, multi-colored fossils, and myriad archaeological treasures with these 12 facts.

Here's the science behind petrified wood, including what it is, how long it takes to form and whether it's useful in the research world.

There’s treasure buried in Washington’s desert. It’s not gold doubloons or the lost stash of infamous 1970s skyjacker D.B. Cooper. It’s petrified wood, an heirloom from ginkgo and sequoia ...

The trees in Petrified Forest once were wood but now are are completely crystallized and mostly made of quartz. Millions of years ago, the logs were buried by sediment and ash.

Petrified wood itself is very magnetic; it’s beautiful, uncanny really, because it looks like wood, ... Everyone has a different idea of what would make a good souvenir.

Eventually, often decades later, conscience prompts some to return their "souvenirs" anonymously, along with a little note of apology. It's easy … GUILT can be a powerful thing.

Santucci had been hired by the superintendent of Petrified Forest National Park to help with a vexing problem: Visitors were pocketing small pieces of petrified wood to take home as souvenirs, which ...

Hike through Colorado’s petrified forest and learn about its rocky history with highlights from Walt Disney and failed wood saws at Florissant Fossil Beds.