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The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

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

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

A replica that won't float away.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

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

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.