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Jarnblocket.
Stockholm, Sweden

Järnblocket (Iron Boulder)

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.
Alien with route details
Kustići, Croatia

Pag Triangle

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.
Clach na criche.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Clach Na Criche (The Wishing Stone)

An ancient stone wall formed by lava that was a frequent stop during funeral marches.
The jungle highlands of Sri Lanka, where humans settled at least 45,000 years ago.
caves

Eurasia's Oldest Tiny Tools Were Essential for Living in the Rain Forest

And perfectly sized for small, Sri Lankan jungle prey.
Isaac Schultz October 4, 2019
Northern fur seal pups on Bogoslof Island.
islands

Baby Alaskan Fur Seals Are Thriving Atop a Bubbling Undersea Volcano

They don't seem to mind the eruptions of Bogoslof Island, as long as there's squid and smoothtongue to eat.
Sabrina Imbler October 4, 2019
Inside the caves, paths and features are brightly illuminated.
Cacahuamilpa, Mexico

Grutas de Cacahuamilpa

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.
The "gothic gate."
Adršpach, Czechia

Adršpach-Teplice Rocks

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.
Steens Mountain from the Alvord Playa. Yes, that white patch is snow lingering into August!
New Princeton, Oregon

Alvord Desert

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.
Dumbarton Rock.
Dumbarton, Scotland

Dumbarton Rock

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.
Pertosa Caves.
Muraglione, Italy

Pertosa Caves

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.
The monument is defined by the circle of 32 rocks.
Edinburgh, Scotland

'The Stones of Scotland'

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.
The Hanging Stanes.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Hanging Stanes

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.
Scoria cone in the Waw an Namus caldera.
Libya

Waw an Namus

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.
El Jalacate
El Jalacate, Nicaragua

Carvings of El Jalacate

Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.
Turkey

Yanartaş

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
A view from the research station, up into the mountains.
Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Kitab State Geological Reserve

The rocks are a time capsule of a 407-million-year-old Earth.
Lake Posta Fibreno
Carpello, Italy

Lake Posta Fibreno

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.
Vals, France

Église Notre-Dame de Vals (Church of Our Lady of Vals)

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.