The world's best underground attractions
Rachel Mills
07 October 2024
What lies beneath
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Adventure Mine Sauna, Dalarna, Sweden
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Dinosaur Caves, Pismo Beach, California, USA
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Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, India
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Raufarholshellir lava tunnel, Iceland
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The Louvre, Paris, France
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City Market Catacombs, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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Drach Caves, Mallorca, Spain
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Wieliczka salt mine, Krakow, Poland
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De Ruien, Antwerp, Belgium
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Crypt at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, England, UK
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Motouleng Sacred Caves, Thabo Mofutsanyana, South Africa
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Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, USA
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German underground hospital, Guernsey, Channel Islands
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Indiana Caverns, Corydon, Indiana, USA
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Port cellars, Porto, Portugal
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Atta Caves, Attendorn, Germany
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Cisternerne, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Temppeliaukio Rock Church, Helsinki, Finland
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Onondaga Cave, Leasburg, Missouri, USA
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Under, Kristiansand, Norway
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Elephanta Caves, Gharapuri Island, India
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Silver mines, Potosi, Bolivia
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Lehman Caves, Baker, Nevada, USA
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Salt cathedral, Zipaquira, Colombia
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Berber village of Matmata, Tunisia
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Derinkuyu underground city, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Viet Cong tunnels, Cu Chi, Vietnam
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Catacombs, Paris, France
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Bund Sightseeing Tunnel, Shanghai, China
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Ruby Falls, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, USA
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Domus Aurea, Rome, Italy
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Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA
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The Underground City, Montreal, Canada
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Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia
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Inner Space Cavern, Georgetown, Texas, USA
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Waitomo Caves, North Island, New Zealand
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Luray Caverns, Luray, Virginia, USA
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Rock-hewn churches, Lalibela, Ethiopia
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Cheddar Gorge and Caves, England, UK
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Nuremberg Cellars, Nuremberg, Germany
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Cenotes, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
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Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan
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Blair Street Vaults, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Mercat Tours/Facebook
Homestead Crater, Midway, Utah, USA
HomesteadResortUT/Facebook
Thrihnukagigur volcano, Iceland
Joana Kruse/Alamy Stock Photo
Greenbrier Bunker, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA
The Greenbrier/Facebook
Underground city, Butte, Montana, USA
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Churchill War Rooms, London, England, UK
Alex Holder/Alamy Stock Photo
Emerald Cave, Lake Mead, Arizona, USA
Kerrick James/Alamy Stock Photo
Fingal’s Cave, Isle of Staffa, Scotland, UK
Jonathan Hoseana/Shutterstock
King Arthur’s Labyrinth, Corris, Wales, UK
King Arthur's Labyrinth/Facebook
Valley of Fire cave, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA
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Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey
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Portuguese Cistern of El Jadida, Mazagan, Morocco
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Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Llechwedd, Wales, UK
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Elbe Tunnel, Hamburg, Germany
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The Cave of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Spain
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