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Yagodina, Bulgaria
Devil's Throat Cave
A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.
Coober Pedy, Australia
Crocodile Harry's Underground Nest & Dugout
This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
Pontypool, Wales
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
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Iceland
BĂºri
One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.
BarbĂ¢tre, France
Passage du Gois
This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.
Etsaut, France
Chemin de la MĂ¢ture
This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.
Dover, England
Dover Castle
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Budapest, Hungary
Hospital in the Rock
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Putty, Australia
Newnes Glow Worm Tunnel
Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.
Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
Priest's Grotto
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.
Delaware
Redbird Reef
Decommissioned NYC subway cars are dumped into the ocean to create this underwater wildlife habitat.
Los Angeles, California
Bronson Cave
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
Arras, France
Carriere Wellington Tunnels
An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.
Landrethun-le-Nord, France
Forteresse de Mimoyecques
Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.
East Granby, Connecticut
Old Newgate Prison
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp Ruien
An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo War Tunnel Museum
This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.
Hope Valley, England
Blue John Cavern
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.
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