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Carrara marble quarry.
Carrara, Italy

Cava Museo

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.
44.0904, 10.1337
Added by cammycat
Petroglyphs visible on Haleets Rock.
Bainbridge Island, Washington

Haleets Rock

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.
47.7186, -122.5445
Added by Jake Uitti
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters
Raisen, India

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.
22.9395, 77.6124
Added by mariellen
The Devil's Pulpit.
Stirling, Scotland

Devil's Pulpit

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
56.0331, -4.4159
Added by Ryan Ebejer
Great Channels of Virginia.
Saltville, Virginia

Great Channels of Virginia

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
36.8655, -81.9508
Added by truth212
A pictograph at Bear Gulch.
Forest Grove, Montana

Bear Gulch Pictographs

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of Plains Indian rock art.
Sponsored by Central Montana
Added by hcw2rp
Winterhaven, California

Valley of the Names

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.
32.8535, -114.7029
Added by kcmick
The Seefin Passage Tomb.
Wicklow, Ireland

Seefin Passage Tomb

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.
53.1863, -6.3948
Added by noeldonnellon
Peering into Madman's Window.
Larne, Northern Ireland

Madman's Window

It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.
54.9445, -5.9028
Added by larnerenovationgeneration
Boarded up buildings.
San Antonio, Texas

Portland Cement Plant Ruins

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
29.4610, -98.4796
Added by satxwdavis
Scriptures engraved on the rocks.
Brookville, Pennsylvania

Scripture Rocks Heritage Park

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.
41.1614, -79.0502
Added by robpillar
The canyon, in all its striking beauty.
Iceland

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
63.7826, -18.1584
Added by gabebk101
The Ice Age Andesite Boulder.
Manchester, England

Ice Age Andesite Boulder

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.
53.4658, -2.2346
Added by JamazingClayton
The tsunami stone of Aneyoshi Village
Kesennuma, Japan

Tsunami Stones

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.
38.9081, 141.5700
Added by Tony Dunnell
The Iron Cross.
Roswell, New Mexico

POW Iron Cross

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
33.4037, -104.5261
Added by drossb
The Succulent That Looks Like a Stone
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The Succulent That Looks Like a Stone

Plant some lithops and fill your window box with living pebbles.
March 07, 2018
How Geologists Peer Inside a Rock
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How Geologists Peer Inside a Rock

After they found prehistoric fossils in the Canadian Rockies, researchers pulverized them to make 3D reconstructions.
March 06, 2018
Alignment.
North Yorkshire, England

Swinton Druids Temple

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
54.2063, -1.7244
Added by decmurray