Rocks

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.

Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.

A historic cavernous cistern lies hidden behind a wall at San Marino’s stamp and coin museum.

On Green Island, a rock resembling the ancient Chinese sage gazes contemplatively out at sea.

The 570-ton boulder that gave a New Jersey town its name.

Get your gift of the gab on Route 66.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

This uniquely shaped slab of volcanic rock has been used by generations of Antarctic explorers.

A stone from Africa's tallest peak is immortalized in a Potsdam palace—but is it actually the mountaintop?

Cycling around the Veluwe visitors are treated to a collection of stones from around the world.