Geology

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

Atop a small Armenian hilltop adorned with many forms, and carvings, these stones tell a whimsical tale from a fictional world.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.