Geological Oddities

A pocket of pine forests, healing lakes, and legendary rocks rising from Kazakhstan’s endless steppe.

A rare cold-water geyser that bubbles to life every half hour.

This massive rock column in Canada is perched on a corner of its base, seeming to defy gravity.

Visit Taiwan’s badlands, which allows visitors to feel like they’re walking on the moon.

A remote Arctic mountain range is home to "granite cities" found almost nowhere else.

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

These four small islands contain unique hexagonal rock formations.

A stark contrast between red sand dunes and the white sand beach immediately next to it can be seen along the southern Somali coast.

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.

Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.

This often-overlooked canyon dazzles and intrigues with its many layers of colors, shapes and odd formations.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.

How did this desert wind up in the middle of a Polish forest?

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

These spindly, stone-capped formations are the product of glacial deposits and thousands of years of erosion.