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Caves

Steinsel, Luxembourg

Schetzel Grotto

The cave of a 12th-century hermit is still visited and venerated today.

Tufa Cave

Tufa Cave

A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.

Farnham, England

Mother Ludlam's Cave

This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.

Salt Cave

Salt Cave

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

Niter Ice Caves

Niter Ice Cave

A lava tube cooled to form this long tunnel that stays chilly even at the height of summer.

Caiguna, Australia

Caiguna Blowhole

One of the breathing caves of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

Guermassa, Tunisia

Guermassa

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.

La Sarga Cave Paintings

These 7,000-year-old cave paintings depict life in Neolithic Spain.

White Desert, Egypt

10 Natural Wonders That Will Make You Think You're on Another Planet

Red lakes, glowing caves, and towering pinnacles—all right here on Earth.

Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024

Bocairent, Spain

Covetes del Colomer

This set of Berber granary caves is now an interpretation center for the cave window structures in the Clarino valley.

Bocairent, Spain

San Blai Snow Cave

This human-made cave is one of the many snow storage chambers that supported the ice supply industry in the Sierra Mariola area.

Bocairent, Spain

Covetes dels Moros

For many years, the origin of these enigmatic artificial caves was the subject of debate among historians.

Bocairent, Spain

The Bridge Behind the Town and the Tax Collector's Cave

On market days, a tax collector sat in a small cave at the end of this arched bridge.

Klåveröd, Sweden

Snuvestuan (Cottage of the Hulder)

This cave at the base of an unusually shaped cliff is said to be inhabited by a mythical forest enchantres from Scandinavian folklore.

Gaze into the fiery abyss at the real-life Gates of Hell, Turkmenistan.

13 Places That Are Hell on Earth

Gaze into the abyss at these terrifying portals to the netherworld.

Atlas Obscura November 9, 2023

War Eagle Cavern

Little Flock, Arkansas

War Eagle Cavern

One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.

Vegacervera, Spain

Cueva de Valporquero

The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.

Yokohama, Japan

Taya Caves

A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.