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Rocks

The Wren's Eggs

Whitehead, Northern Ireland

The Wren's Eggs

These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.

These "Yooperlites" would fit right in in a game of laser tag.

The Spectacular Science of the Great Lakes' Glowing Rocks

Under UV light, some of them look downright magical.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 13, 2020

Das Altarstein, evidence of Roman working of the Felsenmeer.

Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany

Felsenmeer Lauteral

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

Kisapáti, Hungary

The Basalt Organ

Take a hike to this unique rock formation formed by lava flows.

The Caiy Stane

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Caiy Stane

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

Looking Glass Rock seen from the Looking Glass Rock Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Brevard, North Carolina

Looking Glass Rock

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

7 of Montana's Spellbinding Stone Structures

50 States of Wonder

Rockefeller State Park Preserve's Glacial Erratic.

Pleasantville, New York

Glacial Erratic

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.

We Now Know Where Almost All of Stonehenge's Stones Came From

The main source for its largest megaliths is just a stone’s throw from the iconic site.

Isaac Schultz July 31, 2020

The sign for the iridium layer, located next to the exposed rock.

Raton, New Mexico

Raton Iridium Layer

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

The Blaxhall Stone

Blaxhall, England

The Blaxhall Stone

Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.

Kymlingestenen

Stockholm, Sweden

Kymlingestenen

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

The Auld Wives Lifts

Glasgow, Scotland

Auld Wives Lifts

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

The Lord

Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland

'The Lord'

This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.

Asparuhovo, Bulgaria

Chudnite Skali (Wonderful Rocks)

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

Big Sur, California

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Sasso Menicante on Monte Cimino

Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Sasso Menicante (Trembling Stone)

This massive rock balanced for thousands of years being tossed here during a volcanic eruption.

The mushroom rock

Zegartowice, Poland

Grzyb skalny w Zegartowice (Zegartowice Mushroom Rock)

This mushroom-shaped rock has frustrated and fascinated locals for centuries.