Check out these eight incredible "travertine terraces" that were created when hot springs gushed scalding water down hillsides for thousands of years and left limestone behind.

“She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.”
–-Narrator (David Ogden Stiers), Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Psychologists have determined that the three fastest-paced cities in America are Boston, Buffalo, and New York. Their assessment was based on the speed at which bank tellers made change, pedestrians walked, and postal clerks spoke. Conversely, the three slowest cities are Shreveport, Sacramento, and L.A.