Yachats, Oregon
Thor’s Well
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
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Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Aba, China
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Inyo County, California
Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.
Littlefield, Arizona
An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.