For millennia, people have lived in cave dwellings around the world. Though few are still inhabited, most are open to tourists. Other areas have been preserved as heritage sites for visitors as well.

Part of the adventure in luring your friends out to the high desert terrain in Northern California, where a valley floor spills from the northern backside of Mount Shasta, is that precious moment when ...

Nick Cave, one of the most physically expressive figures in rock and roll, was looking at me with suspicion. His eyebrows climbed the considerable expanse of his forehead; his slender frame tensed ...

Back out on the road, and after working through his extreme grief, the longtime rocker is connecting with more fans than ever. Back out on the road, and after working through his extreme grief, the ...

The darkness has a name, but I don’t know that yet. All I know is that I’m scared. I’m sitting with my feet in a creek in the scrubby mountains southeast of Ashland, Oregon, watching how the water ...

A cave that’s been closed off to human visitors for 30 years has been found to contain high concentrations of microplastics — and that should worry you. “A lot of research has been focused on surface ...

Scientists first described the flooded cave in 2016 but determined its extraordinary extent years later. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Cave Spring, Georgia, is a charming small town near the Alabama border known for its historic sites, cozy downtown shops, and freshwater spring. While here, visitors can explore the namesake cave, ...

With high carbon dioxide, low oxygen and no photosynthesis, here’s how an entire ecosystem persists in one of the world’s most extreme environments. Life, as we know it, is exceptionally good at ...