Check out 24 of the world’s must unusual landscapes — from the hellish Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan to the “snow ...

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic ...

It only turns red between September and November ... Made up of layers of sandstone, mudstone and multicolored sedimentary rocks laid down over millions of years, their sharp tilt is due to ...

The "Colorful Danxia" of Zhangye SUN ZHIJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY/TONG YUNSHAN/CHINA DAILY Constructed with alternating layers of sandstone ... and their layered sedimentary rocks.

Yardang (Yadan in Chinese) refers to land formations sculpted by relentless desert winds. Whistling past the jutting, silent turret of stratified sandstone, the wind — a perennial force to reckon with ...

often lying back on still-warm sandstone to take in the celestial display. Some experiences deserve to be enjoyed directly, without digital intermediaries. Winter transforms Kodachrome into a magical ...