Ashchimuryn, Kazakhstan
Shakpak-Ata
A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.
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Ashchimuryn, Kazakhstan
A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.
Burnet, Texas
An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.
Port Arthur, Australia
It's said that visitors can "see" Tasmania inside this cave.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Stazzema, Italy
A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Mossel Bay, South Africa
A cave that was home to humans 160 thousand years ago.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Aladdin, Wyoming
The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.
Drumheller, Alberta
A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.
Benham, Kentucky
Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.
Pocahontas, Virginia
A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers
Taipei, Taiwan
A glimpse into Taiwan's coal-mining past.
Taipei, Taiwan
Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.
Oracle, Arizona
An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.
Kamakura, Japan
It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.
Bochum, Germany
The world’s largest museum dedicated to mining, complete with an underground show cave.
Madrid, Spain
A tunnel commissioned by ‘the Intruder King’ to escape from the palace if there were problems.
Kanab, Utah
Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.
Tatev, Armenia
A natural bridge formed by limestone travertines in Armenia's Vorotan River Canyon.
Rome, Italy
See one of the earliest depictions of a Christian ceremony – with a woman at the center!
Milos, Greece
An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.