London, England
Growing Underground
The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
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London, England
The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Beijing, China
Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.
New York, New York
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
Rochester, New York
The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Grímsey, Iceland
The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Wareham, England
A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.
San Miguel Ameyalco, Mexico
A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.
Monte di Cuma, Italy
Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
County Donegal, Ireland
The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.
Denizli Merkez, Turkey
A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.
New Orleans, Louisiana
According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Chongqing, China
The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.
Iceland
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.