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Geology

Dunes of Liwa. Courtesy of Sammy Dallal

Mezairaa, United Arab Emirates

Singing Sand Dunes of Liwa

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

Drumheller, Alberta

The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Inyo County, California

Devils Golf Course Landscape

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Mølen

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

Half-filled

Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

Loughareema

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.

Lake Wales, Florida

Spook Hill

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Kuršumlija, Serbia

Devil's Town Rock Formation

The bizarre rocks of Đavolja Varoš are the result of natural erosion.

Pekina, Australia

Magnetic Hill

When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...

Socotra Island

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

Boonsboro, Maryland

Crystal Grottoes Caverns

Bizarre Cavern.

Permanently Closed

Bloomington, Indiana

The Garret

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.

Grand Saline, Texas

The Salt Palace

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

The river Rubicon flowing through the cave

Remouchamps, Belgium

Caves of Remouchamps

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

Sami

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Richat Structure

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Mir mine.

Mir Diamond Mine

The world's second-largest excavated hole.

Plaster cast of a dog at Pompeii.

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.