Houston, Texas
Downtown Houston Tunnel System
The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
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Houston, Texas
The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
Riviera Beach, Florida
Off the Florida coast, a whimsical world of marine sculptures are revitalizing coral reefs.
Horse Cave, Kentucky
Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.
Churchill, Manitoba
You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.
Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico
In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.
Aki, Japan
Over 40 species of fern cover the canyon walls of this lush green bowl, cut off from the bustle of the world by a cave entrance.
London, England
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
Paris, France
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.
New York, New York
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
Brooklyn, New York
In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
Kasukabe, Japan
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
Oga, Japan
A natural resemblance of the monster of film lore.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Christmas, Florida
Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.
Provo, Utah
These 100-year-old tunnels in downtown Provo house artists, restaurants, and a few surprises.
San Francisco, California
Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Deva, Romania
Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian citadel lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.
Useldingen, Luxembourg
A 12th-century castle featuring a sensory path where partially-sighted visitors can experience regional history through touch and sound.
Provo, Utah
In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.
Milos, Greece
An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.