Real life places that would make great models for terrain

[TGP]

Malefactus may want to build something like this someday...

 

[malefactus]

Malefactus may want to build something like this someday...

...it's my DREAM HOUSE...I do have strange, rusty sorts of dreams.

[Guildenstern]

Ooooh very cool! Fallout + Burning Man

[Pingo]

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160531-the-mystery-of-englands-ancient-tunnels

[Doug Sundseth]

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160531-the-mystery-of-englands-ancient-tunnels

 

I read that yesterday. Low ceilings, high lintels, and a curving access are a typical combination used for defense of structures. I'm a bit surprised that none of the archeologists suggested the possibility of some sort of Bronze Age priests' holes, if only to explain why they weren't.

[TGP]

Could those trenches have been cisterns? Very prosaic explanation. Would explain lack of ingots, remains, or much other artifacts. Also, explains lack of light. Also, explains impractical interior dimensions for people to use routinely. Might explain odd extensions: community grows, cistern trench is extended, or a branch is added.

 

IDK wasn't alive then.

[Pingo]

Absolutely stunning cave of giant crystals in Mexico:

 

http://www.geologypage.com/2016/06/cave-of-crystals.html

[Doug Sundseth]

I don't think this one has come up here before (if it has, oopsie):

 

Waitomo Glow Worm Caves

[chaoshead]

That crystal cave is awesome.

 

What a great terrain piece that would make, even if it were completely impractical to play on.

[ultrasquid]

 

I spotted a couple more atmospheric photos on the Wyrd Forum:

 

 

...the last one I find especially inspiring...of course, I am a bit strange.

That last one looks like an abandoned amusement park to me.

 

I think you're almost right. If I recall correctly at least one of those places was a semi-permanent Renaissance Faire site that fell on hard times and was abandoned a couple decades ago.

[canuckotter]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_underground_city

 

I don't think I'd seen this in here before and figured I'd share...  

[Pingo]

Any one of these would make a magnificent moon base, arcology, or what they actually are: Antarctic research stations.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38574003

[malefactus]

This is Wikipedia's photo of the day, The Saalfeld Fairy Grotto:

[lowlylowlycook]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_underground_city

 

I don't think I'd seen this in here before and figured I'd share...

 

Interesting.  I knew that in ancient times there were cave dwellers in Asia Minor but I had no idea of the scale of their cities.  

[VitM]

How about Teotihuacan?

 

 

Was just there this past weekend, and it is awe-inspiring. 

Edited February 8, 2017 by VitM