Today I read an article about underground attractions all around the world, and it was really very interesting. These underground attractions vary widely in purpose, from tombs to war shelters and mines to underground cities. They are also all over to globe, in the U.S., Ireland, England, Italy, Vietnam, and the list goes on. All of the sites are of historical value; some are only decades old while others are thousands of years old.
To me the oldest places seem the most interesting because it’s crazy to think that there were people digging underground thousands of years ago. Not only did they dig underground, but they did some very interesting and technologically advanced stuff once they got down there. For example, under Naples, Italy, there are about 250 miles of tunnels and caverns. As if what’s above ground isn’t enough of a reason to visit, when you add this into the mix it’s practically irresistible. The Greeks actually dug down beneath Naples to access water. One of the more recent sites is in West Virginia; a fallout shelter built for Congress in 1958, during the Cold War. It’s actually built beneath the Greenbrier Resort, which is very rich in U.S. history as well.
I find underground places to be very intriguing because some of them aren’t discovered for decades or more. Just think, all that time people were walking around thinking there was nothing but dirt under their feet! I would really like to visit some of the places on the list. Some of the sites only offer tours of the premises. However, some of them have restaurants and a place to stay the night, right on site. I would definitely recommend this article if you are even remotely interested in history or travel.
I wonder how many underground tunnels and stuff people still haven’t found.
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