23 spectacular place underground, where it would be desirable to visit at least once in a lifetime

Mine "Salina Turda» (Salina Turda Salt Mine)

The first documented mention of the salt mine in the Romanian city of Turda dates back to 1271 year. More than seven centuries later, the mine opened to visitors as a theme amusement park. Once inside, you will find a compact amphitheater for concerts and celebrations, tennis and billiard tables, a mini golf course and a Ferris wheel. On the bottom tier can take a boat trip on the underground lake of incredible beauty.

Cave of St. Michael (St. Michael's Cave)

According to historians, the largest cave in Gibraltar owes its name to a similar grotto Italian mountain Gargano - Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo. Shells helmets and shoes with rubber soles, in St. Michael's Cave you can admire the pristine beauty of nature, highlighted with colorful lights. A little more than a strict dress code is meant live event and contest "Miss Gibraltar", which are held here on a regular basis. By the way, the local culture a long tradition: the archaeologists found in the cave of St. Michael the rock painting primitive people.

Attraction "Jumping under the earth» (Attraction Bounce Below)

Zip World company specializes in organizing outdoor activities, such as travel by cable car, or jumping on a trampoline inside the cave. Such unusual entertainment is available to residents and guests of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. Attraction Bounce Below consists of three huge trampoline, the most extreme of which is stretched at a height of 55 meters from the cave bottom. And if it comes to a mobile activity, there are provided appropriate safety precautions are an exception to obese peopleAs well as a separate visit for adults and children of preschool age.

Quite nearby, in one of the adjacent abandoned mines, all the same company Zip World organizes descents into the ground to a depth of 30 meters on a rope bridge with obstacles and tunnels.

Concert hall "Volcanic room» (Volcano Room at Cumberland Caverns)

A small American town of McMinnville unremarkable for the average tourist, but it is quite popular among fans of unusual musical impressions. After all, next to him are located cave Cumberland (Cumberland Caverns) - one of the longest caves in Tennessee and the US as a whole, within which hosts music events bluegrass Underground. To be precise, the concerts are given in the "Hall» Volcano Room at a depth of about 100 meters. Specific and unique acoustic environment presented with nothing comparable experience. Shows are here year-round on 1-2 times a month.

Waitomo Cave (Waitomo Glowworm Cave)

As well as national museum, Waitomo cave It is one of the brightest business cards of New Zealand. Since 1889 there taking a group of tourists who want to ride on a rowing boat on the underground river, illuminated by the firefly population size of average mosquito. Glow beetles enough to navigate the darkness. Many visitors do not miss the opportunity to consolidate their photography skills obtained in virtual simulators. Incidentally, the insects are looked after by: automated equipment monitors the quality of the air, its temperature and humidity. If necessary, a ventilation and access of people is limited.

Alux Restaurant (Alux Restaurant Bar & Lounge)

Someone looks at the restaurants for the rich food imagesWho wants to join the highest culinary schoolAnd for someone important places atmosphere itself. If you are of the latter, on the next vacation, you need to go to the faraway Mexico, in the city of Playa del Carmen, where there is a restaurant alux Restaurant. Of course, this is not the cheap trip, but the visitors reviews say that the interior and the inimitable atmosphere of the cave, which is 10,000 years old, are worth it.

Postojna Cave (Postojna Cave)

cave system Postojna near the Slovenian town of Postojna - it is the largest underground space in the world, open to visitors, and, of course, 24 kilometers of marvelous views for walkers. Enjoy the stunning diversity of karst formations is possible and with the help of an electric locomotive, which runs here already since 1872 (when it was hand-drawn).

The metro station "Formosa Boulevard» (Formosa Boulevard Station)

"Majestic", "amazing", "impressive" - ​​the most frequent exclamations of people who happened to be on one of the subway stations of the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. And no wonder, because it is here laid out the famous "Dome of Light." Creation Italian Kuenglieta Narcissus (Narcissus Quangliata) has a record parameters: 30 meters in diameter, 2180 square meters and 4500 glass elements. Creating a panel with kaleidoscopic effect it was timed to the World Games 2009. It symbolizes the connection of four elements: earth, water, fire and air. Incidentally, there is often live music and catering for wedding receptions.

Sơn Đoòng Cave Cave (Song Doong Cave)

Surprisingly, the largest cave in the world was discovered by British cavers only in 2009. The dimensions of the natural underground cavities are staggering: length - 9 kilometers, 150 meters at its widest point, 200 meters in height - Mother Nature did their best! Two sinkholes form a tunnel through which the cave is sunlight, giving life to a variety of vegetation. As befits a king, Sơn Đoòng Cave It contains the largest stalagmite in the world, which reach heights of 70 meters. Moreover, there was found an anomalously large cave pearls the size of a baseball. Maybe that's why the access to the cave is done on a limited commercial basis. For example, in 2013 the cost of the tour is 3000 dollars, and only 500 permits were issued in 2015. From August to February Sơn Đoòng Cave and completely closed due to heavy rains flooded most of the caves.

Metro "kungsträdgården metro station" station (Kungsträdgården metro station)

The Stockholm subway has hundreds of existing plants, and more than 90 of them in one way or another artwork: sculptures, mosaics, paintings, engravings and reliefs. By the formation of the "art gallery" had a hand in nearly 150 artists. Above one of the catchiest underground stops, station "kungsträdgården metro station", work of the artist Ulrik Semuelson. In its decoration was used relics, saved people during the reconstruction of the central part of the Swedish capital in the middle of the last century.

Cave Reed flute (Reed Flute Cave)

Chinese do not believe in vain true masters of poetry. Once again convinced of this, when you get acquainted with the main attraction of the city of Guilin - cave reed flute. As you can imagine, in the area known to grow aquatic plants, from which there is no time to do the simple musical instrument. This is not a hackneyed name of the city, as the Romanian Turda, or banal royal garden, as the Swedish kungsträdgården metro station. Under a melodious title and inner beauty of the cave, the first praise of which were abandoned its visitors back in the year 792.

Underground Coober Pedy (Coober Pedy Underground)

Australians often compared with the aliens that everything else go upside down. Something truthful in this definitely is. Take the city Coober PedyWhose inhabitants over the centuries built their compact housing and socio-cultural facilities (eg, churches) exclusively underground. Although, in truth, they are easy to understand: the temperature here is often warm up to 40 ° C, constantly occur sandstorms and most accessible work - a mining opals. Spellbound place has a very attractive power, not only for tourists but also for filmmakers. So, it is here filming the third part of "Mad Max" and a couple of other good films.

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Puero Princesa River)

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park of the same name flows near the Philippine city of the same name in the reserve, also known for its inimitable flora and fauna. Eight kilometers currents within the karst caves make the river the largest of its kind. Some of the halls of the cave is 120 meters in width, which is quite glad to local stalactites and stalagmites of impressive dimensions.

Crater Trihnyukayigyur (Thrihnukagigur Volcano)

In 2010, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano disrupted air traffic over Europe, it was widely reported on television. Kilometers-long columns of ash greatly spoiled nerves millions of people stranded at airports, as well as news announcer, who had for a long time to train pronunciation so catchy name. But in Iceland, there are other well-known volcanoes, for example Trihnyukayigyur (A local common people three peaks). The last time the volcano was active about 4000 years ago. During that long-time eruption of the lava could not leak out, and the mouth of the volcano was not clogged. Thus formed an unusual natural phenomenon. Now the crater walls are decorated with beautiful loose minerals that are readily flock crowds.

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira)

Few people know that in Colombia there are salt mines. Basically, this country is famous for the production and sale of another amplifier sensations of white, which is in demand in the North American neighbors. However, this business is illegal, but, more importantly, sinful from the standpoint of the most common religion in the country - Catholicism. And to somehow justify their behavior, local dealers, however, as the common people, you need to repent before the higher powers. And it can be including in the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, three sections of which are located underground in a former salt mine.

Catacombs of Paris (Catacombes de Paris)

According to various estimates, the total length of the network of underground tunnels and caves near Paris is 300 kilometers. Paris catacombs became the last refuge for the 6 million people whose remains neatly lined along their winding turns. Tour opened only 2 km, but they are sufficient to fully appreciate chilling the atmosphere of the place. Nervous and impressionable better to walk along the Champs Elysees.

Batu Caves (Batu Caves)

Malaysian Batu Caves are a popular destination of pilgrimage for the people of India, Australia and Singapore, professing Hinduism. It is located iconic Hindu temples, and it is here that every year celebrate Taysupan - holiday festival war god Murugan. During the celebrations held some unusual for Europeans rituals, such as piercing needles body parts. This spectacle can cause the response of the organism unprepared viewer that very undesirable for the holy places. The second potential trouble - sometimes aggressive monkeys that may bite.

Cistern (Basilica Cistern)

Istanbul Museum "Basilica Cistern"Placed within the boundaries of the ancient underground reservoir used as a backup source of water in case of drought or Constantinople siege. The monumental building with a four-meter walls of the refractory bricks and an eight-meter marble columns is living proof of the remarkable skills zodcheskih Byzantine masters.

Salt Mine "Wieliczka» (Wieliczka Salt Mine)

"Salt Mine" Wieliczka "- is one of the most valuable monuments of material and spiritual culture Polish lands, annually visited by over a million tourists from around the world "- is written on official page mine, by the way, in Russian. Lower levels down to 100 meters below the ground surface. The famous chapel of St Kinga at a depth of 101 meters takes concerts, worship and weddings, for 400 people at a time. Moreover, the mine is located resort, as well as a playground for fashion shows and theater performances. In general, anything that does not include the UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Cango Caves (Cango Caves)

Legend has it that Johnny van Vassenaer, the first official guide Cango caves, I spent 29 hours to get to their end. It was in 1898. According to the daredevil, he covered 25 kilometers and came down with the 275-meter depth. It is difficult to say whether this is true, because according to official figures the length of the South African cave is only 4 kilometers, a quarter of which is open to visitors. In this case, it should be noted that scientists are still open up new areas of the cave. Whatever it was, you can order a standard one-hour tour or extreme hour and a half tour with steep slopes and narrow passages, to squeeze that not all comers.

Temple Dambulla (Dambulla Cave Temple)

Buddhist Temple of Dambulla is often called golden temple. And there are at least two reasons. Firstly, even from time immemorial in the temple 73 located coated gold Buddha statue (a total of 153). Secondly, the most famous cave temple Sri Lanka - is a golden place for the Buddhists all over the world. In general, you definitely need to come back here if you are looking for appeasement or examples correct posture.

Derinkuyu underground city (Derinkuyu underground city)

Cappadocia - the historical name of the territory of modern Turkey, with a unique landscape of volcanic origin. And thanks to a soft volcanic rock, Cappadocia is known for a variety of cave monasteries and even cities. Derinkuyu - the largest of them. Imagine, for a very rough estimate cave settlement in the best of times, can accommodate about 20 thousand people. According to scientists, these cities served as a safe haven for the local population from enemy attacks and sieges, which could go on for weeks. And all because that the city harbored not only people, but also all the cattle, crops, supplies of food and water, as well as household utensils. Churches, warehouses, workshops, together with an established system of ventilation allowed to live a normal life here. It is believed that eight tiers Derinkuyu depth of 60 meters - it is only a tenth of the explored part of the city. Great!

Bunker Churchill (Churchill War Rooms)

Churchill War Rooms will be interesting to all lovers of the history of the Second World War. It is because of underground fortifications, located under the building of the London Treasury, Defense Minister drove troops entrusted to him. Museum organizers say that the interior of the bedrooms, commutator, meeting rooms and other facilities has not changed 70 years later, the site even pot of the Prime Minister.