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The 19th Century ‘Show Caves’ That Became America’s First Tourist Traps

Novelists concocted elaborate fake histories for mysterious caves in Virginia.

Atlas Obscura March 2, 2016

Da Nang, Vietnam

Am Phu Cave

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Nature's flying buttresses, lined up as far as the eye can see

Playa de las Catedrales

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

Mount Carleton

Northesk, New Brunswick

Mount Carleton

New Brunswick's tallest mountain is the highest point in all the Maritimes.

Enter Sandia Man: Revisiting the Site of a 20th Century Archeological Scandal

Ty Bannerman February 17, 2016

Taza Province, Morocco

Friouato Caves

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.

Tlell, British Columbia

Pesuta Shipwreck

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

Staring into the Womb of the Earth

Högberget Cave

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

The tower in mid summer

Chatsworth, New Jersey

Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

Falmouth Springs

Falmouth, Florida

Falmouth Springs

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

The submerged forest at Portreath, Cornwall.

Fleeting Wonders: A Petrified Forest Unearthed By A Beach Storm

Cara Giaimo January 20, 2016

St. Fillan's Cave

Pittenweem, Scotland

St. Fillan's Cave

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

Vines Are the Hipsters of Tropical Forests–Fast Increasing And Pushing Out Neighbors

Sarah Laskow January 15, 2016

Timanfaya National Park

Timanfaya National Park

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

Sac Aktun Cenote aka Pet Cemetary Cenote

Pet Cemetery Cenote

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Permanently Closed

Fontanelle Cemetery Caves.

Fontanelle Cemetery Caves

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

The lake is 90 degrees and acid and would kill any swimmer

Banyuputih, Indonesia

Kawah Ijen

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

The alien landscape

Devon Island, Nunavut

Haughton Impact Crater

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.