Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
From US caverns enshrouded in chilling tales of restless spirits and encounters with Bigfoot, to South African dimenses whose depths are roamed by the dead after dark. Ghostly phantoms, inexplicable electronic phenomena, and sinister rituals await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Caves.
Photos:
"Wookey hole cave entrance" by Ben Sutherland (flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"river axe" by steve p2008 (flickr.com/photos/stevepj2009/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"IMG_0230" by David Dawson (flickr.com/photos/davedawson/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Cango Caves-1044" by Rainer Halama (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rainer_Halama) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Cango Caves-1125" by Rainer Halama (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rainer_Halama) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Cango Caves--2" by Rainer Halama (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rainer_Halama) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Waitomo Cave" by Манько Марко (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Inside Waitomo Caves main entrance (50801811066)" by Joe Ross (flickr.com/people/59398780@N00) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Glow worm cave" by Martin Lopatka (flickr.com/photos/apothecary/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Skylight 2 - Ape Cave" by Sauvagette (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sauvagette) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"20190926-GiffordPinchot-CMR-0170a (48871983196)" by Forest Service, USDA (flickr.com/people/140082569@N07) is in the Public Domain
"Ape Cave in WA" by Jeff Hollett (flickr.com/photos/jhvanwa/) is licensed under CC0 1.0
"Marble Arch Caves (9488180794)" by Sean MacEntee (flickr.com/people/18090920@N07) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Marble Arch Caves (9485664557)" by Sean MacEntee (flickr.com/people/18090920@N07) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Marble Arch Caves (9487022686)" by Sean MacEntee (flickr.com/people/18090920@N07) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Marble Arch Caves 004" by Dieglop (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dieglop&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Marble Arch Caves - Skreen Hill streamway" by Neil Rickards (flickr.com/people/46936561@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
From US caverns enshrouded in chilling tales of restless spirits and encounters with Bigfoot, to South African dimenses whose depths are roamed by the dead after dark. Ghostly phantoms, inexplicable electronic phenomena, and sinister rituals await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Caves.
Photos:
"Wookey hole cave entrance" by Ben Sutherland (flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"river axe" by steve p2008 (flickr.com/photos/stevepj2009/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"IMG_0230" by David Dawson (flickr.com/photos/davedawson/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Cango Caves-1044" by Rainer Halama (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rainer_Halama) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Cango Caves-1125" by Rainer Halama (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rainer_Halama) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Cango Caves--2" by Rainer Halama (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rainer_Halama) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Waitomo Cave" by Манько Марко (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Inside Waitomo Caves main entrance (50801811066)" by Joe Ross (flickr.com/people/59398780@N00) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Glow worm cave" by Martin Lopatka (flickr.com/photos/apothecary/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Skylight 2 - Ape Cave" by Sauvagette (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sauvagette) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"20190926-GiffordPinchot-CMR-0170a (48871983196)" by Forest Service, USDA (flickr.com/people/140082569@N07) is in the Public Domain
"Ape Cave in WA" by Jeff Hollett (flickr.com/photos/jhvanwa/) is licensed under CC0 1.0
"Marble Arch Caves (9488180794)" by Sean MacEntee (flickr.com/people/18090920@N07) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Marble Arch Caves (9485664557)" by Sean MacEntee (flickr.com/people/18090920@N07) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Marble Arch Caves (9487022686)" by Sean MacEntee (flickr.com/people/18090920@N07) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Marble Arch Caves 004" by Dieglop (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dieglop&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Marble Arch Caves - Skreen Hill streamway" by Neil Rickards (flickr.com/people/46936561@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
