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Geological Oddities

Mount Danxia.

Shaoguan, China

Mount Danxia

Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.

Námaskarð

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

Rakkaberg

Djúpivogur, Iceland

Rakkaberg

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

Chained Rock

Pineville, Kentucky

Chained Rock

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

The Glen

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

Chongqing, China

Three Natural Bridges

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Intiñan Solar Museum

Home of the "true" equator.

Crestline, California

Heart Rock Falls

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Leif the Lucky bridge at Midlina.

Bridge Between Continents

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Mount Osore

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

Rock City and its spherical stones.

Minneapolis, Kansas

Rock City

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Ascension Island

Ascension Island

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

Tsarskoye Selo

Pushkin, Russia

The Amber Room

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Totnes, England

The Brutus Stone

One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.

Sandstone arch

Lower Darnley, Prince Edward Island

Red Sands of Prince Edward Island

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

Unusual formations of coquina rock at The Rocks beach.

Palm Coast, Florida

The Rocks - Washington Oaks State Park

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

Crescent Lake

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.