Geological Oddities

Hidden in an enchanting ravine, numerous mysterious sandstone grooves hint at ancient pagan rituals.

A natural waterslide in Brazil’s most expansive national park.

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.

The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.

A rock that was too big to move, so the town just paved around it.

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.