12 Amazing Underground Destinations to Visit

Instead of the same old Beach This summer, why don’t you overcome heat by heading underground? from Entertainment parks In salt mines to ground gardens, there is a variety of underground travel destinations where you can relax, see tourist attractions, and cooling.

1. Salina Turda // Turda, Romania
2. Ruby Falls // Chattanooga, Teennesse
3. Norms underground / / Norsh, France
4. Home Cave // ​​Guadx, Spain
5. Umoona Opal Mine & Museum and the Serbian Orthodox Church // Coober Pedy, Australia
6. Pertoresa Princessa National River Park / Balouan, the Philippines
7. Forestieree Underground // Fresno, California
8. Edinbu al -Qimu // Edinburgh, Scotland
9. Bazilica tank // Istanbul, Türkiye
10. Mega Cavern // Louisville, Kentucky
11. Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice Cave // ​​Narusawa, Japan
12. Wieliczka Salt Mine // Krakow, Poland

Salina Turda // Turda, Romania

This was a Salt mine In the hundreds of years operating, until 1932, when it was reused to be cheese storage and a shelter for bombs. In 1992, parts of the mine were converted into something more enjoyable: a garden.

At an altitude of 400 feet underground, the park features a runway, small mountains, basketball playgrounds, bowling blue, Ferris wheel, combat and spa. The latter benefits from the supposed temperatures in the rooms -54 steady degrees with 80 % moisture-and relative freedom from allergens and bacteria. Tourists can also rent tense boats and blasphemy around the underground lake.

Ruby Falls // Chattanooga, Teennesse

Leo Lambert bought land over Caverns Mountain in Tennessee in 1928, hoping to open a new entrance to caves and earn some money from tourists. Instead, he found a completely new cave with a waterfall under the ground. Lambert called the cave and his waterfall after his wife, Ruby. Ruby waterfallsIt is located in the Ruby Falls Cave, and it is now one of Tennessee The most famous tourist attractions.

Norms underground / / Norsh, France

Norms undergroundOr the city of Norsh underground, was originally a quarry of limestone. Several centuries ago, the local population discovered in this part of northern France that underground rooms were a great place to store supplies, hiding from the two changes, and Find a shelter of elements.

By the seventeenth century, the rooms were converted into a city of more than 3000 people, with the completion of homes, churches, companies, meeting rooms and even livestock facilities. Cité Souteraine de Naours has been abandoned as the area became quieter, but was discovered in 1887.

Home Cave // ​​Guadx, Spain

The residents of the town of Anlosian in Guadx began carving their homes from limestone hundreds of years ago. It can usually be recognized by chimneys It arises from the groundWith no visible homes under it (some homes also have clear external devices, but they extend to a large extent underground).

Many of these houses were built for the first time to protect from the invaders, however they are so comfortable and economical that they are still used today. Although private homes in Guadx are not open to the public, the other owners It may give you a peek. If everything fails, you can visit Cave Dwelling Center In Guadx and get to know the history of the homes.

Umoona Opal Mine & Museum and the Serbian Orthodox Church // Coober Pedy, Australia

town Cooper BidiSouthern Australia originated around the Opal Mining Industry. But desert conditions are very extreme Mad Max behind thunder It was photographed there. The day temperatures are regularly up to the triple numbers, and can reach 113 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade during the summer. To deal with intense heat, the residents tend to build their homes under the ground. The abandoned rooms that were extracted from Opal are also used in underground societal buildings.

the Umoona Opal Mine & Museum It is the largest underground attraction in the city, and a good place to learn about the history of Coober Pedy and its OPAL mines. City Serbian Orthodox Church As is very noticeable, with its haven carved by volunteers under a sand hill, along with a hall, a school, and the house of Abrish – all under the ground. The church is open to visitors.

Pertoresa Princessa National River Park / Balouan, the Philippines

the The Garden of the Glip Puertoisa in BertoresaUNESCO World Heritage website, surrounds one of the longest posts River underground In the world. The underground section, which is 5 miles long from the river, empties the ocean, after it flows through a cave of limestone full of wonderful formations and inhabited by bats, monkeys, marine snakes and other wildlife. Tourist company ppur It offers trips to the park starting from the city of Puerto Princesa, about 45 minutes away.

Forestieree Underground // Fresno, California

Baldassare Forestiere to California at the end of the twentieth century, but quickly found Fresno heat. Inspired by the dead basement near his home in Sicily, he began digging underground caves that remain cold, and continued to dig for the next forty years. Along the way, Forestiere has developed methods to provide enough sunlight so that he can grow fruit trees and grapes in his home underground. As a result of digging it now Forestyer underground gardensWhere some of its original trees are still thrived after 100 years.

Edinbu al -Qimu // Edinburgh, Scotland

After the completion of the southern Edinburgh Bridge in 1788, the area was used under its 19 huge stone arches for storage and small companies such as bars and drivers. But with the deterioration of the conditions at the bottom of the bridge (for one reason, this was never properly isolated), companies moved and criminals, criminals and marshes moved.

The maze of rooms and corridors now known as the name Edinburg It was re -discovered during the excavation in 1985, when evidence of the former population sparked interest in South Bridge. Cables have now become a tourist clouds, and it does not harm that the mysterious underground passages are said to be chased by the ghosts of those who used them.

Bazilica tank // Istanbul, Türkiye

In the sixth century, the Byzantine Emperor Gustinanus I built a huge underground tank near the southwestern corner of Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. It was built Under Stoita BasilicaWhy is it known as the name Basilica tankOr Basilica Cyster By accumulating. The brick lined room is supported by 336 stone columns, and can reach an estimated 100,000 tons of water.

The tank was abandoned and then regained several times over the centuries, the last of which was in 1985. The most surprising features of architecture are Two giant Midosa heads To support two columns. One side is placed, while the other is upside. They may have been taken from a Roman building, and they were placed unusual to show the lack of respect for pagan characters. Bazilica’s tank has become a museum, open to the public.

Mega Cavern // Louisville, Kentucky

Former underground quarry in Luisville, Mega cave It extends about 4 million square feet. A lot of this space is customized for commercial storage work, but it may be more interested in the underground theme park. The park includes a 320,000 square bikes square footZIP line, air cord challenge cycle, tours.

Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice Cave // ​​Narusawa, Japan

The volcanic activity that led to the birth of Mount Japan Fuji produced the caves in the ground below the mountain. One of these is Narosawa Hyukitsu ice Cave In Yamanashi Governorate. The cave is located near the eastern entrance to the Aokigahara Jukai Forest, also known as Japan “Japan”Suicide Forest“

Narusawa Hyukitsu is so cold that water dripping from the ceiling Ice pillars throughout the year. The average temperature inside the cave is barely higher than freezing, making the cave a perfect place to store ice before mechanical cooling. Today, it is open to visitors.

Wieliczka Salt Mine // Krakow, Poland

the Wieliczka Salt Mine Near Krakov, salt produced from the thirteenth century to 2007, but even before the mining stopped, it became a national historical monument and tourist attractiveness. The natural resource has emerged prominently in the history of Poland over the centuries, and miners created an underground world that includes the chapels and artistic works carved on the walls, with the addition of more modern artists.

The Wieliczka Salt mine now has hundreds of miles of underground corridors, columns, and rooms that can be seen. Visitors UNESCO World Heritage website You can choose between several rounds of different lengths and topics, prefer to visit the museum, and relax in the underground health resort, UndergroundOr see concerts and other events in the mine rooms.

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