Stone

Legend says an angry old witch’s hair ribbon turned to stone, now streaked across the rock she threw at the church.

A mysterious churchyard stone with a peculiar hole was once used to seal market transactions.

Nestled in the hills of Crete, a local artist has created a wonderland of stone and terracotta sculptures.

A homage to an elusive character resides in this public park.

Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.

Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.

After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.

Solitary stone structures and a tale of tragedy are all that remains of a historic settlement built by French Protestant refugees.

This trio of reliefs—an ear, a mouth, and a pair of eyes—carved into the walls of flooded quarries is a monument to spying.

Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."

A lone nuraghe and a little old church with mysterious origins.

The only museum dedicated to the tile production for which the Rupel region was renowned.

A modern mini-Stonehenge is hidden in a public reserve, not far from a former Viking stronghold.

This market built by German prisoners of war is made of local stones.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

An outdoor gallery of sculptures chiseled from a unique stone that deemed Arequipa's old town a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This sandstone marvel of nature is worth a stop along Highway 65.