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The view from the neighborhood
Los Angeles, California

Eagle Rock

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.
The Sign Above the Tunnel
Knoxville, Maryland

The Sign Above the Tunnel

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Pescocostanzo, Italy

Bosco di Sant'Antonio

A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.
Wallace Creek crossing the San Andreas Fault.
Santa Margarita, California

Wallace Creek

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.
Kisapáti, Hungary

The Basalt Organ

Take a hike to this unique rock formation formed by lava flows.
Jättegrytorna i Tararp
Karlshamn N, Sweden

Jättegrytorna i Tararp (The Tarap Giant Kettles)

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Looking Glass Rock seen from the Looking Glass Rock Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Brevard, North Carolina

Looking Glass Rock

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
During heavy rains in June 2019, a painted lady butterfly, or <em>Vanessa cardui</em>, flew up to Mithawala's apartment.
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A Photographer Turned His Mumbai Window Into a Butterfly Garden

He spent $5 on a few water jugs and two succulents.
Kiran Mehta August 31, 2020
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Diqing Zangzuzizhizhou, China

Tiger Leaping Gorge

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.
Narusawa, Japan

Fugaku Wind Cave

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.
Newton's Apple Tree
Lund, Sweden

Newton's Apple Tree

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.
View on Halvikhallen from the bay at Fårøya.
Hellvik, Norway

Halvikhula

The largest cave in Northern Europe.
Caglieron Caves
Fregona, Italy

Caglieron Caves

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.
Prästens Badkar (The Priests Bathtub)
Simrishamn, Sweden

Prästens Badkar (The Priests Bathtub)

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.
Gryteskogen Troll Trees
Lund NO, Sweden

Gryteskogen Troll Trees

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.
Veliki Buk Waterfall
Strmosten, Serbia

Veliki Buk Waterfall

A hidden stream deep in the mountains creates one of the largest tufa waterfalls in Serbia.
Waves crash against the rocks near Thor's Well in Oregon.
Itinerary

9 of Oregon’s Most Fascinating Holes and Hollows

50 States of Wonder
Michelle Cassidy
Rockefeller State Park Preserve's Glacial Erratic.
Pleasantville, New York

Glacial Erratic

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.