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Where is it?‌ Hidden in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park (USA) lies the world’s longest cave system—‌Mammoth Cave‌. This underground maze stretches over 676 kilometers, but scientists say there’s still more to discover! Ancient Secrets of Indigenous People‌ 5,000 years ago, Native Americans found the cave. They mined minerals, buried their dead, and left torch […]

Where is it?‌ Deep within Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park lies Hang Son Doong, the world’s largest natural cave. Named one of “Earth’s most beautiful places” by the BBC, this cave is a true wonder. Why is it called a “maze”?‌ ✅ ‌150 connected caves‌: Its twisting tunnels stretch over 10 kilometers (6.2 miles),

In Turkey’s Cappadocia region, fairy-tale “stone chimneys” rise above ground, while beneath them lies a massive maze—the Derinkuyu Underground City. This isn’t a playground but a 2,000-year-old “underground fortress” carved by ancient people with hammers and chisels. Shelter in Stone: Escaping Wars and Persecution‌ As early as the 7th century BC, locals dug caves to

Deep beneath Romania’s Transylvania region lies an ancient “underground salt palace”—the Turda Salt Mine (Salina Turda). For over a thousand years, this place evolved from a salt-digging site to a WWII bunker, and finally into one of the world’s coolest underground theme parks. While there are no roller coasters, it offers adventures more magical than

Beneath the wheat fields and villages of North China Plain lie hidden three-dimensional mazes. These are not amusement park rides but an “underground Great Wall” dug by villagers over 80 years ago with shovels and sweat—both a lifeline and a battlefield. Survival by Digging: A Grassroots Solution‌ After the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese

In Chongqing, China, air-raid shelters are not just ordinary bunkers—they’re massive underground “stone mazes.” Born from the flames of war, these tunnels have become a unique symbol of the mountain city, blending history with modern-day fun. An Underground City Forged by War‌ After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Chongqing became China’s

Since mastering technology, humans have relentlessly exploited nature for profit, digging mines that carved massive, jaw-dropping pits into the Earth’s surface—unintentionally creating artificial labyrinths. Starting from the outer edge and spiraling inward and downward, these “labyrinths” lead to their centers, where treasures lie hidden. To miners and adventurers, these pits are like single-path labyrinths, their

If you want to ask who is top 1 maze in Chinese minds, it must be Wanhua Zhen at Yuanmingyuan‌(Old Summer Palace), the Royal Maze of East-Meets-West. A European Marvel in the Old Summer Palace‌ Wanhua Zhen (originally named Huanghua Zhen) is a one-of-a-kind maze in Beijing’s Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace). Built during Emperor Qianlong’s

The Chartres Cathedral, located in the French town of Chartres, is one of the most iconic Gothic cathedrals in France. Legend claims the Virgin Mary once appeared here, and the cathedral houses what is believed to be her skull relic, making Chartres a major pilgrimage site in medieval Western Europe. At the center of the

Once King Minos ruled the island of Crete. One year, when he failed to deliver the promised bull to Poseidon, the sea god became angry and decided to take revenge. He possessed a bull and seduced Queen Pasiphae, wife of King Minos. Soon after, the queen gave birth to a cow-headed monster called the Minotaur.