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All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
subways

Puzzle Monday: Code-Breaking on the Armenian Subway

Alex Bellos August 1, 2022
Gadime Cave
Gadime e Poshtme, Kosovo

Gadime Cave

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.
transportation

Podcast: The Voice at Embankment Station

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 21, 2022
Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard, Switzerland

Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

The largest underground lake in Europe.
A 40-foot column supports the entrance to New Hampshire's Ruggles Mine, a beloved rockhounding site for decades.
tunnels

Could This Be The End of a Historic New Hampshire Rockhound Paradise?

When Ruggles Mine went up for auction, mineral collectors feared it would never reopen to the public. After a last-minute reprieve, its future is still uncertain.
Sarah Durn July 1, 2022
The Cincinnati Subway.
subterranean

Podcast: The Cincinnati Subway

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 14, 2022
Lockport, New York

Lockport Cave

Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.
Forestiere Underground Gardens
subterranean

Forestiere Underground Gardens: A Hidden Oasis

In these underground gardens, you can pluck oranges from 113-year-old trees and nap under a fish pond.
The Podcast Team October 8, 2025
Doai Station platform
Minakami, Japan

Doai Train Station

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?
A block carrying an ancient Roman inscription was reused in a medieval wall in Conza. On the left, the remains of the Roman forum can be seen below street-level buildings that survived a 1980 earthquake.
disasters

In 1980, an Earthquake Destroyed an Italian Town—and Revealed Another

In Conza today, millennia of history seem to exist all at the same time.
Federico Formica April 6, 2022
Neseblod Records
Oslo, Norway

Neseblod Records

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.
Few have ventured into the narrow tunnels of Dai 32 Gunshireibu-go since the Japanese army abandoned the bunker in May 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa.
tunnels

Could an Infamous WWII Bunker Become a Symbol of Peace?

The tunnels under Okinawa's Shuri Castle should be preserved as a reminder of the costs of war, advocates say.
Azby Brown December 9, 2021
Pune, India

Pataleshwar Caves

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.
Sunny Jim Cave
subterranean

Sunny Jim’s Sea Cave: The Cave Hidden Behind a Boutique

Tucked away behind a coastal boutique and at the end of a long, winding tunnel is a natural sea cave.
The Podcast Team July 31, 2025
DeSoto Caverns
Childersburg, Alabama

Majestic Caverns

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.
London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
caves

Podcast: The Great Stalacpipe Organ

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 20, 2021
List

13 Places to Eat and Drink That Are Literally Underground

Bank vaults, bunkers, and grottoes house some fantastic restaurants and bars.
Diana Hubbell September 23, 2021