Point Arena, California
Bowling Ball Beach
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Carpinteria, California
Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Largest cave system in Africa.
La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.
Pitumarca, Peru
A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.
La Paz, Bolivia
A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.
Sucre, Bolivia
Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.
Kanab, Utah
Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.
Daniel Campos, Bolivia
A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.
Almirante Brown Department, Argentina
A vast landscape of craters created by meteorites.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Bontoc, Philippines
Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.
Sarmiento Department, Argentina
An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
El Chaltén, Argentina
The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.
Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile
Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Ghan, Australia
Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.