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Caves of the world

Show caves with stalactites, underground lakes and ancient cave dwellings, many open to visitors all year.

1,572 places · 73 countries

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1US United States143 places2ES Spain120 places3FR France119 places4IT Italy76 places5GB United Kingdom75 places6DE Germany69 places7IN India67 places8SK Slovakia53 places9GR Greece52 places10TR Türkiye45 places11IL Israel36 places12AT Austria32 places13PL Poland31 places14GE Georgia30 places15AU Australia29 places16BG Bulgaria27 places17HR Croatia27 places18BR Brazil25 places19CN China25 places20MX Mexico24 places21CZ Czechia22 places22RS Serbia22 places23HU Hungary21 places24NZ New Zealand20 places25ZA South Africa18 places26BA Bosnia & Herzegovina17 places27SI Slovenia17 places28BE Belgium16 places29JP Japan16 places30CH Switzerland15 places31PT Portugal14 places32JM Jamaica13 places33RO Romania13 places34AZ Azerbaijan12 places35NO Norway12 places36CA Canada11 places37ID Indonesia11 places38MY Malaysia11 places39MT Malta10 places40VN Vietnam10 places41IE Ireland9 places42IS Iceland9 places43DZ Algeria7 places44KG Kyrgyzstan7 places45KR South Korea7 places46NP Nepal7 places47PE Peru7 places48TH Thailand7 places49AL Albania6 places50EG Egypt6 places51FI Finland6 places52LA Laos6 places53UZ Uzbekistan6 places54GT Guatemala5 places55MA Morocco5 places56MK North Macedonia5 places57PH Philippines5 places58PK Pakistan5 places59VE Venezuela5 places60AM Armenia4 places
Caves

The best-known worldwide

Months with the most pleasant weather for being outdoors (go score of nearby towns).

Son Doong Cave i
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Son Doong Cave

Largest cave passage in the world, located near the Laos-Vietnam border

18 km from Xuân Sơn 390 m
Ellora Caves i
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Ellora Caves

Ancient cave temples of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maharashtra, India

24 km from Aurangabad
Thien Duong Cave i
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Thien Duong Cave

Cave

15 km from Xuân Sơn
Mogao Caves i

Mogao Caves

Caves in Dunhuang City, Gansu, China

18 km from Dunhuang
Elephanta Caves i

Elephanta Caves

Shiva cave temples and UNESCO world heritage site on a Mumbai harbor island

13 km from Mumbai
Cueva de las Manos i

Cueva de las Manos

Cave with cave paintings in Santa Cruz, Argentina

65 km from Perito Moreno
Mammoth Cave National Park i

Mammoth Cave National Park

U.S. national park in Kentucky

14 km from Cave City
Postojna Cave i

Postojna Cave

Karst cave system in Slovenia

1.3 km from Postojna
Carlsbad Caverns National Park i

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

United States National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico

34 km from Carlsbad
Škocjan Caves i

Škocjan Caves

Cave system in Slovenia

17 km from Trieste 378 m
Hira i

Hira

Cave

4.9 km from Mecca
Batu Caves i

Batu Caves

Limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia

2.7 km from Selayang Baru Utara
Seokguram i

Seokguram

Cave/grotto in South Korea

14 km from Gyeongju
Blue Grotto i

Blue Grotto

Sea cave on the coast of Capri, Italy

1.2 km from Anacapri
Gorham's Cave i

Gorham's Cave

Natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe

5.3 km from La Línea de la Concepción
Fingal's Cave i

Fingal's Cave

Sea cave in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

27 km from Tobermory
Naracoorte Caves National Park i

Naracoorte Caves National Park

National park in Australia

10 km from Naracoorte
Horse Cave i

Horse Cave

City in Kentucky

0.4 km from Horse Cave
Kondoa Rock Art Sites i

Kondoa Rock Art Sites

Cave in Tanzania

20 km from Kondoa
Eisriesenwelt i

Eisriesenwelt

Cave

9.8 km from Bischofshofen 1,646 m
Cave of the Crystals i

Cave of the Crystals

Cave in Mexico

0.8 km from Naica
Sterkfontein i

Sterkfontein

Archaeological site in South Africa

8.7 km from Krugersdorp 1,481 m
Azykh Cave i

Azykh Cave

Six-cave complex known as a living site of stone-age man in Azerbaijan

14 km from Fizuli 1,400 m
Niah National Park i

Niah National Park

National park in Malaysia

9.1 km from Niah

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United States, Spain, France, Italy, United Kingdom, and Germany.