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  1. Sister Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt

    Underneath the Serapeum ruins lies a dark passage with nooks for books, the lesser-known “sister” to the famous ancient library.#ancientegypt #ancient #subterraneansites #ruins #libraries #section-Atlas
    Sister Library of Alexandria

  2. Lascaris War Rooms in Valletta, Malta

    Both the World War II Allied Forces and NATO have used this modern bunker underneath Malta’s capital.#militaryhistory #worldwarii #subterraneansites #bunkers #underground #section-Atlas
    Lascaris War Rooms

  3. Sand Cave in Ewing, Virginia

    Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.#geology #subterraneansites #underground #caves #section-Atlas
    Sand Cave

  4. Gruta de las Maravillas (Cave of Wonders) in Aracena, Spain

    An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.#minerals #geologicaloddities #geology #underground #subterraneansites #caves #section-Atlas
    Gruta de las Maravillas (Cave of Wonders)

  5. Belly of the Dragon in Orderville, Utah

    Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.#highways #subterraneansites #geology #tunnels #section-Atlas
    Belly of the Dragon

  6. REGAN Vest in Skørping, Denmark

    Deep in the forest of northern Denmark, this secret underground bunker was built at the height of the Cold War.#subterraneansites #coldwar #bunkers #section-Atlas
    REGAN Vest

  7. Taya Caves in Yokohama, Japan

    A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.#tunnels #monks #buddhism #subterraneansites #underground #caves #section-Atlas
    Taya Caves

  8. Cueva del Indio in Viñales, Cuba

    Besides being home to cave paintings and pre-Columbian Cuban archaeological remains, you get to take a boat through this stalactite and stalagmite covered caved.#rivers #underground #subterraneansites #caves #section-Atlas
    Cueva del Indio

  9. Le Gouffre de Padirac (Padirac Cave) in Padirac, France

    This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.#legends #rivers #subterraneansites #underwater #caves #section-Atlas
    Le Gouffre de Padirac (Padirac Cave)

  10. Asakusa Underground Street in Tokyo, Japan

    Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.#tunnels #shopping #subterraneansites #underground #section-Atlas
    Asakusa Underground Street

  11. Downtown Houston Tunnel System in Houston, Texas

    The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.#architecturaloddities #subterraneansites #underground #tunnels #section-Atlas
    Downtown Houston Tunnel System

  12. More than a year after a devastating eruption in the Canary Islands, a team is exploring a braided network of still-hot lava tubes.
    Taking the First Steps Into a Newly Formed Volcanic Underworld
  13. University Tunnel in Pune, India

    This 300-foot-long underground tunnel was once used to transport food from the kitchen into the main building.
    University Tunnel

  14. DOMunder Subterranean Ruins in Utrecht, Netherlands

    Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.
    DOMunder Subterranean Ruins

  15. Cosmic Cavern in North, Arkansas

    The warmest cave in the Ozarks features two seemingly bottomless lakes.
    Cosmic Cavern

  16. This fallout shelter beneath a West Virginia resort was a state secret until 1992.
    Podcast: The Greenbrier
  17. Lovelock Cave in Lovelock, Nevada

    How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.
    Lovelock Cave

  18. The Female Architect Behind Buenos Aires's Underground Necropolis

    Ítala Fulvia Villa oversaw the building of the colossal Sixth Pantheon—but history nearly erased her contributions.
    The Female Architect Behind Buenos Aires's Underground Necropolis
  19. Underground House in Las Vegas, Nevada

    A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.
    Underground House