Rocks

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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 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.

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

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.