West Bay, Cayman Islands
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West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
Rincon de Parangueo, Mexico
A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Morenci, Arizona
The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Orion, Alberta
Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.
Hanksville, Utah
A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
New Mexico
This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.
Minneapolis, Kansas
A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.