Ali Sadr, Iran
Ali Sadr Cave
This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.
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Ali Sadr, Iran
This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.
Waipu, New Zealand
A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.
Mialet, France
This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.
Tangier, Morocco
Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Castellana Grotte, Italy
The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.
Dollaaskraal, South Africa
These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.
Sam Roi Yot, Thailand
At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Pulpí, Spain
Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.
Gadime e Poshtme, Kosovo
The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.
Deepdene, Australia
This ancient limestone cave system contains many impressive geological features.
Terceira Island, Portugal
One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.
Vegacervera, Spain
The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Ogbunike, Nigeria
Legend has it these caves were created by a deity called Ogba, who is said to live inside the winding subterranean caverns.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Boston, Massachusetts
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.
Boston, Massachusetts
A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Memphis, Tennessee
Line up for a hickory-smoked BBQ bologna sandwich at this family-run institution.
London, England
This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.