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Kastania's Cave

Kato Kastania, Greece

Kastania Cave

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

Bedford, Indiana

Bluespring Caverns

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

The Rapture of the Deep: Descending into Germany's Harrowing Underground Realm

Eric Elder July 11, 2014

Climbing Meteora, a Dramatic World Suspended in the Sky

Chris Staring June 26, 2014

Cave of Zugarramurdi.

Zugarramurdi, Spain

Cave of Zugarramurdi

This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.

Devil's Throat Cave

Yagodina, Bulgaria

Devil's Throat Cave

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

Meadowcroft Rockshelter: North America's Oldest Human Settlement

Jim Cheney May 20, 2014

Entrance to the main cave.

Gharapuri, India

Elephanta Caves

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Massacre Cave

Isle of Eigg, Scotland

Massacre Cave

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

Permanently Closed

Búri

Búri

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

A Guide to the Ice Caves of Iceland

Atlas Obscura April 17, 2014

La Pointe, Wisconsin

Apostle Island Sea Caves

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Putty, Australia

Newnes Glow Worm Tunnel

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

Hwaam Cave

Jeongseon, South Korea

Hwaam Cave

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

Gergeti Trinity Church against the Caucasus backdrop

Gergeti Trinity Church

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Priest's Grotto

Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Priest's Grotto

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

Cave entrance

Areni-1 Cave Complex

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

A surprise view of the Hollywood sign.

Los Angeles, California

Bronson Cave

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.