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Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.
Tularosa, New Mexico

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
33.3463, -106.0012
Added by syabek
Precariously perched.
North Yorkshire, England

Norber Erratics

A group of glacial erratic boulders improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
54.1252, -2.3523
Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Rudston Monolith.
East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Rudston Monolith

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.
54.0441, -0.3233
Added by eriis19
Crow Canyon Petroglyphs.
Cuba, New Mexico

Crow Canyon Petroglyphs

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo Rock art.
36.5470, -107.6167
Added by syabek
Passing children through the holes is said to cure their ailments.
Gloucestershire, England

Longstone of Minchinhampton

Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.
51.6973, -2.1685
Added by Gavin
Poor Mathew.
Bellingham, Washington

Fairhaven Historic Markers

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.
48.7205, -122.5111
Added by plethora2many
Panoramic of part of S. Paio, diverse in flora, history, and geology.
Labruge, Portugal

Praia de São Paio

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.
41.2832, -8.7313
Added by Shaheen Alikhan
The pools at Leça da Palmeira.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal

Tidal Pools of Leça da Palmeira

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
41.1928, -8.7078
Added by matthewtaub
The standing stone.
Larne, Northern Ireland

Larne Standing Stone

The enigmatic stone has towered over a Northern Ireland town for thousands of years.
54.8687, -5.9155
Added by larnerenovationgeneration
Feynman Diagram rock carving.
Turan, Russia

Feynman Diagram Rock Carving

A tribute to Richard Feynman is carved into the land he planned to see but never got to visit.
52.0679, 93.7508
Added by aodl
The Chapel in the Crag
Knaresborough, England

Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
54.0028, -1.4656
Added by Capemarsh
Pink rocks cover the beach.
Two Harbors, Minnesota

Iona's Beach

The pink rocks tinkle like millions of tiny bells at this "singing" beach.
47.1685, -91.4218
Added by codewordsierra
The Nine Ladies.
Stanton Lees, England

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.
53.1679, -1.6290
Added by Capemarsh
Pictographs at Indian Painted Rocks site.
Spokane, Washington

Indian Painted Rocks

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.
47.7828, -117.4962
Added by Sporadicus
Laufskalavarda.
Iceland

Laufskálavarða

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.
63.5957, -18.4646
Added by greghannahs
Entrance to the Cave of the Coffins.
Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel

Beit She'arim Necropolis

A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.
32.7038, 35.1299
Added by Joel Cusumano
A typically cryptic, yet intense aphorism.
Twentynine Palms, California

Samuelson's Rocks

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.
34.0472, -116.2425
Added by pyrokitten
When Hard Rock Music Meant Banging on Actual Hard Rocks
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victorian

When Hard Rock Music Meant Banging on Actual Hard Rocks

The “shipwrecked Mozart” who wowed Victorian audiences, including the Queen herself.
May 08, 2018