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Geological Oddities

Red Beach at Mjelle

Red Beach at Mjelle

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Lud's Church

Lud's Church

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

Doolin Cave

Doolin Cave

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

The Pinnacles of Gunung Mulu.

Marudi, Malaysia

The Pinnacles of Gunung Mulu

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

The Baths

Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands

The Baths

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Devil's Bath

Waiotapu, New Zealand

Devil's Bath (Roto Karikitea)

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

essential guide

Nature's Time Capsules: A Guide to the World's Pitch Lakes

Ethan Shaw January 5, 2015

Rollstone Boulder

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Rollstone Boulder

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

Permanently Closed

Petrified Sea Garden

Saratoga Springs, New York

Petrified Sea Garden

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

Lajedo de Pai Mateus: Brazil's Spherical Boulder Hermit Homes

Karin-Marijke Vis December 12, 2014

Petrified Fountain of Réotier

Réotier, France

Petrified Fountain of Réotier

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

Plan de Phazy

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

Rosh HaNikra Grottoes

Rosh HaNikra Grottoes

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

Fly Geyser Aerial Photo

Gerlach, Nevada

Fly Geyser

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Vale da Lua

Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Vale da Lua

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile

Marble Caves of Chile Chico

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

Diquís Spheres

Diquís Spheres

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

Kjeragbolten

Forsand, Norway

Kjeragbolten

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.