Rock Formations

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

A beachside monolith shaped by years of waves crashing against hard quartz.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

A replica of a beloved, delicately-balanced granite boulder.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

A 14th century castle built on the seat of a mighty giant.

Indigenous cultures believed all life would end if this enormous rock toppled.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.