Meet the General Grant Tree: The world's second-largest tree that became America's only living National Shrine

The General Grant Tree is a giant sequoia in Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park, California.

It is the world's second-largest tree by volume, standing 268.1 feet tall.

President Calvin Coolidge designated it the Nation's Christmas Tree in 1926.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared it a living National Shrine in 1956.

The tree honors men and women who served the nation.