Strange Rocks
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Natural Bridge Caverns
Texas's largest commercial caverns, discovered in 1960. Features stunning formations, underground tours, a canopy challenge course, and a maze. Named for the 60-foot natural limes…
Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou, China
Fanjing Mountain, or Fanjingshan, is one of the most distinctive mountain landscapes in China. Located in Guizhou Province in the southwest of the country, it is known for steep r…
Alum Rock Park-historic municipal park with mineral springs and trails
Alum Rock Park was established in 1872 and is frequently cited as one of California's oldest municipal parks. Located in the foothills east of downtown San Jose, the park features…
Barnett Shale - Fort Worth's subterranean 'strange rock' and gas boom
The Barnett Shale is a fine-grained, gas-bearing sedimentary rock formation that underlies the Fort Worth Basin and much of the city of Fort Worth. Development of the Barnett in t…
Dar al-Hajar
Dar al-Hajar, meaning 'Stone House' or 'Rock Palace', is a stunning former royal palace located in Wadi Dhar, just 15 kilometers from Sanaa, Yemen. Built in 1920 as a summer retre…
Elephant Head Lodge
Elephant Head Lodge is a historic guest ranch located just 12 miles from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Established in 1926 by Josephine Thurston, the…
Hole-in-the-Rock - Papago Park solstice alignment
The Hole-in-the-Rock is a natural sandstone formation in Papago Park known for a sun alignment visible around the winter solstice when sunlight passes through a gap in its rock. L…
Hueco Tanks rock art and bouldering
Hueco Tanks State Historic Site contains one of the densest concentrations of Native American pictographs in North America, with panels that are fragile and in many cases only vie…
McKinney Falls State Park waterfall ledge viewpoints
McKinney Falls State Park features the Upper and Lower Falls on Onion Creek where limestone ledges and short overlooks afford close-up views of cascading water and the surrounding…
Mountain Cut for Tennis Courts
A large section of the mountain has been cut away to create space for tennis courts adjacent to high-rise apartments. This unusual modification raises concerns about stability and…
National Museum of the American Indian (Douglas Cardinal design)
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian building on the National Mall, designed by architect Douglas Cardinal, opened in 2004 and is noted for its curvilinear, orga…
Papago Park Hole-in-the-Rock Petroglyphs
The Hole-in-the-Rock formation in Papago Park and surrounding Papago Buttes feature petroglyph panels and other surface archaeological evidence of prehistoric use by Native people…