Forests are pristine territories and enclose a beautiful little world of their own.

This winding forest has pine trees that bend north before growing upright, so the trees look like fish hooks.

The winding forest in Poland is a forest of 400 strangely shaped pine trees.

The pine trees were planted in 1930. What is unusual here is that these trees grow 90 degrees to the north and then bend back to grow straight up.

Although there are many legends and theories explaining these crooked trees, the most plausible is that local farmers shaped the trees when they planted them in 1930. These trees

The strangest forests in the world

Whatever the truth, this winding forest has now become an entertainment destination and many tourists flock to this strange looking forest to rest and feel awe.

The Otzarreta Forest is an unusual forest in Spain, where the trees lose their leaves all year round.

In the middle of the Gorbea Natural Park in the Basque Country, Spain, there is a beautiful and striking forest named Otzarreta.

The strangest forests in the world

This Spanish forest is a real mystery that no one has been able to decode until now.

Normally, trees lose their leaves when dry, but this forest has trees that lose their leaves all year round for unknown reasons!

Whatever the reason behind the defoliation, the ground in this forest looks mesmerizing with red leaves spread everywhere like a carpet.

The strangest forests in the world

Dozens of baobab trees line a dirt road near Morondava in Madagascar.

Baobab Avenue, or Baobab Lane, is a small forest off a dirt road between Morondava and Beloni’s Tsiribihina in the Menable region of western Madagascar.

These trees are also known as Renala, or `Mother of the Forest` in the local Malagasy language.

The strangest forests in the world

The famous Kamahi walking track is located near the Mount Taranaki area known as East Egmont.

This New Zealand forest contains a row of kamahi trees with branches and trunks growing in a distinctive gnarled and twisted form, like the limbs of a goblin.

The strangest forests in the world

The trunks and branches have grown through the existing branches of other trees and as a result their shape has become gnarled and twisted.

This area also leads to the Wilkies swimming pools, a series of natural plunge pools created by the scouring action of water-borne gravel and sand.

The moss swamp in Romania is often called the `Green Island` because it is covered with plants and soil.

This vast and mysterious mossy swamp is located a short distance from the Romanian castle Bran.

Moss Swamp is a very popular tourist destination in Romania, and the whole area looks like a fairy tale.