The Catacombs of Odessa
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2016
Underneath the city of Odessa, in Ukraine, is an extensive network of tunnels believed to be the largest catacomb system in the world. Large...
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A Mysterious Ice Cave That Produces Ice Only During Summer
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 19, 2016
About four miles east of Coudersport, in the town of Sweden, in Potter County, Pennsylvania, lies the most puzzling geological anomaly. It’s...
15,000-Year-Old Bison Sculptures at Tuc D'Audoubert Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 1, 2016
“Oh my God”, I exclaimed. What a moment. What an impact. I could not believe my eyes. The Bison are incredibly beautiful, incredibly powerfu...
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2016
The Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, in southern Slovakia, is one of the few caves in the world where aragonite crystals are found. There is one in...
Caves of Nottingham
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2016
The city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England, is spread over a soft sandstone ridge which forms low hills to the north of the River Tr...
Sassi di Matera: The Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cave City
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 13, 2016
In the Basilicata region, in Southern Italy, is an ancient city named Matera known for its cave houses called “sassi”. The sassi are carved ...
Actun Tunichil Muknal: The Cave of The Crystal Maiden
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 12, 2016
The Maya believed that caves, especially those that extend for several kilometers underground, are entries to the underworld or Xibalba, the...
The Mysterious Shell Grotto in Margate
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2016
In the old seaside town of Margate, in the English county of Kent, not too far from the town’s harbor, is a mysterious underground cavern wi...
The Mysterious Caves of Mustang, Nepal
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 7, 2016
The Kingdom of Mustang, bordering the Tibetan plateau, is one of the most remote and isolated region of Nepalese Himalaya. Once an independe...
The Cheese Caves of Roquefort
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 29, 2016
The pungent odor and tangy taste of the Roquefort cheese, with its distinctive spots and veins of blue-green mold throughout, is not for eve...
Gomantong Caves: The Caves of Horrors
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2016
Deep in the steamy jungles of Borneo, in Malaysia, is a massive crack in the limestone outcrop that leads to an intricate system of caves. E...
The Great Stalacpipe Organ Creates Music From Cave Stalactites
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 21, 2015
The world’s strangest musical instrument is located in one of the most unlikely places in the world — deep underground, inside Virginia'...
The Booming Ice Chasm of The Canadian Rockies
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 15, 2015
Booming Ice Chasm is a stunning ice cave in the Crowsnest Pass area of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta. The cave is so called for it's i...
Hole N' The Rock, Utah
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 15, 2015
Some dads build their kids tree houses, but in the treeless desert of southeastern Utah, Albert Christensen’s only possible alternative was ...
Tham Khoun Xe Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2015
Tham Khoun Xe Cave, also known as Xe Bang Fai River Cave, is an immense river cave located in a remote corner of Khammouane Province in cent...
Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman
Kaushik Patowary
May 11, 2015
The Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, in the state of Alabama, the United States, is home to a unique collection of miniature replicas of some of...
Aerial View of Hang Son Doong: The world's largest cave
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2015
Hang Son Doong is a cave in Vietnam, located near the Laos–Vietnam border, that is currently the biggest known cave in the world. Inside is ...
The Cave Pearls of Gruta de las Canicas
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 16, 2015
Cave pearls are small, spherical calcite formations the size of marbles that are formed by the concentric deposition of calcium salts around...
Eski Kerman, An Ancient Cave City in Crimea
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 24, 2015
Eski Kermen is a medieval town located just 6 km from Mangupa, in the Bakhchisaray region in Crimea. The town is located atop one of the fla...
Longmen Grottoes, China
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2014
Longmen Grottoes are a series of Buddhist cave temples carved into the rock on the banks of the Yi River, south of the city of Luoyang, in H...
