Geological Oddities

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.