North Bend, Washington
Snoqualmie Tunnel
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
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North Bend, Washington
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
New York, New York
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.
Randsburg, California
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Walhalla, South Carolina
An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
East Granby, Connecticut
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
Vashon, Washington
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Dummerston, Vermont
Site of the graveyard vine believed to be a curse on a family from the 1800s.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Sebastopol, California
Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."
San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
Murphy, Idaho
Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Medina, New York
This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Nyack, New York
These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
Chicago, Illinois
A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.
Brønnøy, Norway
A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.
Hope, British Columbia
Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.