Rocks

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

This water-locked cliff face is covered in hundreds of ancient pictographs.

A precariously balanced goose-shaped boulder with a dark legend.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.