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

13 Places That Are Hell on Earth

Gaze into the abyss at these terrifying portals to the netherworld.
Atlas Obscura November 9, 2023
IFC Center
New York, New York

IFC Center Peephole

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.
NatWest Hole
Ilkeston, England

The NatWest Hole

How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?
Kayakers visit a slumped sinkhole on the Dead Sea Coast.
sinkhole

Is There a Future for the Sinkhole-Studded Dead Sea?

Receding waters are leaving behind an environmental disaster, and a new kind of tourism.
Gitit Ginat June 1, 2022
Bufadero La Garita
Telde, Spain

Bufadero La Garita

Nature puts on a spectacular show at this blowhole on the eastern side of Gran Canaria.
Waves crash against the rocks near Thor's Well in Oregon.
Itinerary

9 of Oregon’s Most Fascinating Holes and Hollows

50 States of Wonder
Michelle Cassidy
Trying to core the ground to take samples last year was like trying to "drill through concrete," Gaffney says. So the team got a bigger drill.
megalithic

Near Stonehenge, an Even Bigger Neolithic Site Is Hidden Underground

A giant circle of pits is the largest Neolithic site found in Britain to date.
Isaac Schultz June 29, 2020
Permanently Closed
Oblique aerial view of Wink Sink 1.
Winkler County, Texas

Wink Sink

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.
Fantastic Pit
Walker County, Georgia

Fantastic Pit

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Tree molds.
La Pine, Oregon

Lava Cast Forest

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
The arch provides a beautiful frame for the scenery.
Stazzema, Italy

Monte Forato

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.
The chapel at the castle.
Blatce, Czechia

Houska Castle

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Gislönvshammar Millstone Mine
Gislövshammar, Sweden

Gislövshammar

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.
mystery

Found: A Mysterious, Dangerous Hole In This Guy's Backyard

It was only covered by a thin layer of grass.
Eric Grundhauser August 29, 2016
Sunlight from the dome's opening plays on the surface of the spring water, reflecting on the rock face inside
Midway, Utah

Homestead Crater

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Trail Sign for the Snow Hole
Petersburg, New York

The Snow Hole

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.
holes

The Hole Truth about Why We 'Dig to China'

Andy Wright October 19, 2015
caves

A Visual Guide to the Deepest Places on Earth

George Kokkinidis October 19, 2015