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Geology

Calcata Vecchia, Italy

Calcata

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Manhattan Highest Natural Point Stone Plaque

New York, New York

Bennett Park

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

Geological Museum

Copenhagen, Denmark

Geological Museum

Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.

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.

Hallbjarnarstaðakambur

Hallbjarnarstaðakambur

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

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.

Jerimoth Hill

Foster, Rhode Island

Jerimoth Hill

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

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.