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Apollophanes Cave, a burial site in Israel's Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park.

The Strange Afterlife of a Mysterious Tomb Inscription

"I lay with another but I love you, the one most dear to me."

Gitit Ginat August 26, 2020

Caglieron Caves

Caglieron Caves

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.

Babatunda Pit is the largest shaft in the cave.

Veryovkina Cave

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

Hermitage of Saint Sava

Hermitage of Saint Sava

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

An architectural pilgrimage.

8 Blissfully Shady Spots to Escape the Arizona Sun

50 States of Wonder

Äventyrsgruvan Tuna-Hästberg (Tuna-Hästberg Adventure Mine)

Borlänge V, Sweden

Äventyrsgruvan Tuna-Hästberg (Tuna-Hästberg Adventure Mine)

A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.

Papasidero, Italy

Romito Cave

A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.

The cave entrance is unassuming.

Oracle, Arizona

Peppersauce Cave

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

The blue pool.

Nova Redenção, Brazil

Poço Azul (Blue Pool)

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

Al Wahat Al Dakhla Desert, Egypt

Cave of Swimmers

A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."

Inside the Son Bhandar Caves.

Son Bhandar Caves

A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.

The entrance to the Devil's Well

Caprarola, Italy

Pozzo del Diavolo (Devil's Well)

Was this cave created by Hercules's wrath, the devil, or volcanic activity?

Castillo Cave, entrance

Puente Viesgo, Spain

Caves of Monte Castillo

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

Tham Piew Cave

Muang Kham, Laos

Tham Piew Cave

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

Akiyoshido Cave

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

The massive gallery 1,600 feet below France has some pretty big feet on display.

What It’s Like to Find Prehistoric Dinosaur Tracks on the Ceiling

Of course, they are deep underground and came from 75-ton titanosaurs.

Isaac Schultz April 22, 2020

Inside Caves.

Abukuma-do Caves

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

Wilderness, South Africa

Kaaimans Grotto

This cave overlooking the Indian Ocean has been turned into a shelter and makeshift museum.