Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia Jun 26, 2025

You can lead a horse to water, but you can"t make it drink—unless, of course, you"re talking about Horse Head Rock, perched off the Sapphire Coast near Bermagui in New South Wales, Australia. This ancient formation, pictured here, seems as if nature itself has sculpted a mythical creature forever poised to drink from the sea. Estimated to be 500 million years old, the rock"s uncanny resemblance to a horse bending its neck is the result of wind and wave erosion. As one of the region"s oldest and most iconic landmarks, it attracts hikers, photographers and nature lovers year-round. The best views are from the elevated track between Camel Rock and Murunna Point, while the more daring can scramble around from Camel Rock Surf Beach, though only safely at low tide.

© Philip Thurston/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jun 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 7, 2024Bora Bora in French Polynesia
Jul 2, 2024Italica, an old Roman city in Santiponce, Andalusia, Spain
Aug 25, 2024Glacier National Park, Montana
Aug 5, 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California, United States
Sep 12, 2024Dolphin pod near Réunion island
Dec 27, 2025Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
Mar 1, 2024Butterflies in a meadow, Germany
Dec 8, 2023La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
May 3, 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
Jan 20, 2026Gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica
Jun 7, 2024Family of humpback whales, Dutch Harbour, Alaska
Jul 16, 2024Skara Brae, Scotland
Aug 13, 2025Corona Arch near Moab, Utah, United States
Mar 8, 2024Iguazú Falls, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Aug 21, 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
Oct 25, 2024Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France
Jul 7, 2025Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Aug 21, 2024Nazca boobies
Nov 11, 2023Val di Funes, South Tyrol, Italy
Oct 28, 2025The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
Aug 7, 2024St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
Jun 5, 2025Fumacinha Waterfall, Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
Dec 16, 2023Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Aug 18, 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
Feb 25, 2025Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Dec 26, 2024Christmas lights at Mousehole harbour, Cornwall, England
Dec 19, 2025Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
Oct 18, 2024Central Park, New York, United States