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Ecosystems

Mount Erebus

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Permanently Closed

Santa Claus, Arizona.

Golden Valley, Arizona

Santa Claus, Arizona

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

Monastery of Saint Simon

Monastery of Saint Simon

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

Quetzalcoatl’s Nest

Naucalpan, Mexico

El Nido de Quetzalcóatl

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Valle dei Mulini

Sorrento, Italy

Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills)

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Indian Echo Caverns

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

The Swinging Bridge

Suches, Georgia

Toccoa River Swinging Bridge

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

The caverns and chambers of the Molnár János cave are large, larger than inactive caves in Budapest and are still being formed.

The Labyrinthine 'Underground Flower Garden' Caves Beneath Budapest

Jennifer Walker December 9, 2015

Mahabalipuram, India

Tiger Cave

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Site Troglodyte de Jonas

Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France

Jonas Caves

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

The Sinca Veche Temple Cave

Șinca, Romania

The Sinca Veche Temple Cave

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

Skull Cave

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Skull Cave

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

Pak Ou's Caves

Pak Ou's Caves

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

East Jerusalem, Israel

Zedekiah's Cave

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

Shrine of the Pines

Baldwin, Michigan

Shrine of the Pines

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

Bears' Cave

Chișcău, Romania

Bears' Cave

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

Cavemen Inherited Their Clubs From 16th Century European Wildmen

Sarah Laskow November 12, 2015

The Grotto

Tobermory, Ontario

The Bruce Peninsula Grotto

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.