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Los Tres Ojos

Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

Los Tres Ojos

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

Yemrehanna Kristos Church

Yemrehanna Kristos Church

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

The World's Most Stunning Sea Caves

oriana leckert December 2, 2014

Cave-In-Rock, Illinois

Cave-In-Rock

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

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Secret Caverns

Howes Cave, New York

Secret Caverns

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile

Marble Caves of Chile Chico

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

Old Khndzoresk Cave Village

Khndzoresk, Armenia

Old Khndzoresk Cave Village

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

Levon's Divine Underground

Levon's Divine Underground

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

Permanently Closed

Wallingford-Back Mine

Mulgrave-et-Derry, Québec

Wallingford-Back Mine

What was once the largest mine in North America has left behind a hollow hill filled with bright blue waters.

Unicycle Spelunking, Sexy Mermaids, and Holes in the Head: Roundup Obscura October 27

oriana leckert October 27, 2014

The Deepest, Darkest, Oldest, Loneliest Hotel Room in the World

Matthew Blitz October 17, 2014

New Athos Cave

Akhali Atoni, Georgia

New Athos Cave

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

Unicorn Cave entrance.

Herzberg am Harz, Germany

Unicorn Cave

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

Niah Caves

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

Beneath Brazil Are Cave Formations as Otherworldly as Another Planet

Karin-Marijke Vis September 17, 2014

Tunnel Entrance

Kananaskis, Alberta

The Vault

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

Pura Goa Lawah

Pura Goa Lawah

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

The Crystal King

West Liberty, Ohio

Ohio Caverns

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."