Geology

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.