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Rocks

Rock Garden Duqm

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

The Caves of Hocking Hills State Park

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Stirling, Scotland

Beheading Stone

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

Stamullen, Ireland

Fourknocks Passage Tomb

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

Stone Head of Salaspils

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

Dashkasan Dragon Temple

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

Cornwall, England

Rocky Valley Labyrinths

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

Roche Rock Hermitage

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

Stockholm, Sweden

Normalhöjdpunkten

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

Lionhead Natural Water Slides

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Pocahontas, Arkansas

Pocahontas 'Meteorite'

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

New York, New York

Rat Rock in Morningside Heights

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka

Buduruwagala

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

Gainesville, Georgia

Dare Stones

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

Prineville, Oregon

Steins Pillar

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Vitorchiano, Italy

The Moai in Vitorchiano

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Santa Cecilia Necropolis

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

Pennapiedimonte, Italy

Tavole dei Briganti

Inscriptions found in the Majella mountains reveal stories of resistance and rebellion after the unification of Italy.