Places
Top Destinations
Latest Places
Most Popular Places
Random Place
Lists
Itineraries
Add a Place
Download the App
Latest Places
View All Places »
Beek-Ubbergen, Netherlands
Miniature Landscapes
51.8237, 5.9354
Victoria, Malta
The Street Shrines of Victoria
36.0453, 14.2375
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Muurhuizen (Wall Houses)
52.1545, 5.3915
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
The Red Tower of Death
50.3301, 12.9532
Top Destinations
View All Destinations »
Countries
Australia
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Cities
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Beijing
Berlin
Boston
Budapest
Chicago
London
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Montreal
Moscow
New Orleans
New York City
Paris
Philadelphia
Rome
San Francisco
Seattle
Stockholm
Tokyo
Toronto
Vienna
Washington, D.C.
Foods
Latest Places to Eat & Drink
View All Places to Eat »
Indian Arts Center
Steaming Tender Restaurant
Tiptree Jam Museum
The Reading Room
The Mountain House
Stories
Recent Stories
All Stories
Video
Podcast
Most Recent Stories
View All Stories »
8 Gargoyles and Grotesques Hiding in Plain Sight
Only-in-Anchorage Winter Traditions
Sponsored By Visit Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage: A City Within the Wild
Sponsored By Visit Anchorage, Alaska
Where to See the World’s Creepiest Dolls and Toys
Newsletters
Sign In
Join
Sign In
Join
Places near me
Random place
680 Items Tagged
Subterranean Sites
Share
Shoreham, New York
Tesla's Wardenclyffe Laboratory
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Georgia
Uplistsikhe Cave Town
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Sandwick, Scotland
Skara Brae
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Kansas City, Missouri
SubTropolis
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Sullivan, Missouri
Meramec Caverns
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Alghero, Italy
Neptune's Grotto
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Arles, France
Arles's Cryptoporticous
A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.
Georgia
Vardzia Cave Monastery
Underground monastery and fortress.
Permanently Closed
Fremont, California
The Secret Sidewalk
The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Wieliczka, Poland
Wieliczka Salt Mine
An underground city of salt.
Kitakyushu, Japan
Wisteria Tunnel
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Hoosac Tunnel
The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
Alcolea del Pinar, Spain
Casa de Piedra (Stone House)
An impressive home made of stone, carved more than a century ago.
Hanover, New Hampshire
Panarchy Tomb Room
The strange, ritualistic-seeming 100+ year old basement of a New Hampshire undergrad society.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Lechuguilla Cave
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar
Rock-cut chamber at top of an outcroup, reached by a mountain stairway of forty steps.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Coconino Lava River Cave
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Aybak, Afghanistan
Stupa of Takht-e Rostam
Highly unusual subterranean stupa and adjacent cave monastery.
Previous
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Next
Questions or Feedback?
Contact Us
Preorder
America Obscura
Today!
A road trip into the hidden heart of America—a love letter to the strange, fantastic, and beautiful corners of the United States. Available Nov 10, 2026.
Preorder Now!
We'd Like You to Like Us
Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed.
aoc-full-screen
aoc-heart-solid
aoc-compass
aoc-flipboard
aoc-globe
aoc-pocket
aoc-share
aoc-cancel
aoc-video
aoc-building
aoc-clock
aoc-clipboard
aoc-help
aoc-arrow-right
aoc-arrow-left
aoc-ticket
aoc-place-entry
aoc-facebook
aoc-instagram
aoc-facebook-share
aoc-reddit
aoc-rss
aoc-twitter
aoc-accommodation
aoc-activity-level
aoc-add-a-photo
aoc-add-box
aoc-add-shape
aoc-arrow-forward
aoc-been-here
aoc-chat-bubbles
aoc-close
aoc-expand-more
aoc-expand-less
aoc-forum-flag
aoc-group-size
aoc-heart-outline
aoc-heart-solid
aoc-home
aoc-important
aoc-knife-fork
aoc-library-books
aoc-link
aoc-list-circle-bullets
aoc-list
aoc-location-add
aoc-location
aoc-mail
aoc-map
aoc-menu
aoc-more-horizontal
aoc-my-location
aoc-near-me
aoc-notifications-alert
aoc-notifications-mentions
aoc-notifications-muted
aoc-notifications-tracking
aoc-open-in-new
aoc-pencil
aoc-person
aoc-pinned
aoc-plane-takeoff
aoc-plane
passport-plane
aoc-print
aoc-reply
aoc-search
aoc-shuffle
aoc-star
aoc-subject
aoc-trip-style
aoc-unpinned
aoc-send
aoc-phone
aoc-apps
aoc-lock
aoc-verified
aoc-headphones
aoc-pinterest
aoc-whatsapp
aoc-whatsapp-share
aoc-chat-bubbles
aoc-google-color