In the Köytendag Mountains, a dirt trail leads to the remote Kyrk Gyz Cave. Inside the cave is a something which looks familiar but slowly reveals itself to be bizarre. The ceilings of the... »

Curious Caves, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Tawsam, Rachel and 2 others

In landlocked countries, finding a place to swim can often be a challenge. This is especially true for places like Turkmenistan, a sun scorched Central Asian country, of which over 80% of the land... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

The Tham Sakkarin Savannakuha is an abandoned limestone cave founded in 1889 that holds the Wat Tham Xieng Maen, where local worshipers used to pay homage and cleanse Buddha images. Nowadays only... »

Curious Caves, Relics and Reliquaries, Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Giant Buddhas | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

In the 2,200-acre Lynn Woods Reservation in Lynn, MA, is a rock formation called Dungeon Rock. It features a cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to search for a pirate treasure. The story starts... »

Curious Caves, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by JWOcker and Rachel

Until 1986, Lechuguilla Cave was just a dead-end historical site used briefly for bat guano mining and intermittently visited by enthusiastic cavers. In the 1950’s however, light was shed on this... »

Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Strange Science, Subterranean Sites | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Sometimes, simplicity speaks volumes. A short tower can seem imposing on a featureless plain. A tiny word can say a lot if it's on a blank wall. And 40 simple steps can tell a complex story of... »

Curious Caves, Unusual Monuments, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Tawsam, Mark_Casey and others

Lava does weird things. When it flows from a volcano or some other fiery leak in the earth's crust, its surface cools and hardens in the open air, but a viscous molten core continues to flow... »

Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Natural History, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

Freshwater and Florida isn't always a combination that conjures good feelings among the locals. More often than not, Floridians identify freshwater with swampland, mosquitos, snakes and alligators... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Follies and Grottoes | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

Mother Shipton was said to be a witch and an oracle, predicting doomsday horrors and disasters that were to befall the Tudor reign, each morbid forecast recited in prose. Allegedly born as Ursula... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by rhiannonholmes and Rachel

The Marble Caves, or Cuevas de Mármol, are one of the most exhilarating and stunning caves to be found anywhere in the world. The caves, made entirely of marble, were formed when water... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves | Edited by TrevorShawnElia, Rachel and others