9. Derinkuyu Underground City People have taken advantage of underground homes for thousands of years! Turkey is known for having many underground cities, and they just keep seeming to find them! This particular city happened to be found in the Cappadocia region of the country. Back in their hayday, these cities were hand carved from the volcanic ash that lies within.
8. Woodlyn Park, Home To the Hobbit Motel Lord of the Rings is one of the most beloved series of all time, and both the books and movies showed off the town of Hobbiton greatly. But for fans, they wanted to create their own Hobbit experience. So, in Woodlyn Park, which is on the North Island of New Zealand where all six Middle-Earth films were made, they decided to "recreate" Hobbiton in their own way, and they made the very first Hobbit Motel.
7. Coober Pedy Coober Pedy in Australia seems like any other town in the world in certain aspects. It just so happens that this town is right next to the biggest Opal mine in the world. It definitely doesn't help though that their location is in a place that has no shade or barricade from the sun, which can literally roast the surface where the people live.
6. Cave Home Back in ancient times, it made sense for people to live in caves and mountains, but even though we live in the modern age, that doesn't mean people aren't still living underground via caves, because there are several places on different continents where they do just that.
5. Villa Vals In Vals, Switzerland is a very unique house known as Villa Vals, an underground home that is only exposed to the world on one side, and is actually one that tunnels into the Swiss Alps. "Villa Vals is designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller, respectively of the architectural offices SeARCH and CMA.
4. Eco Home By Make Architects This interesting underground home was made by Make Architects for British Football Star Gary Neville. He wanted a home that was both in the environment, but also environmentally friendly. A true Eco Home.
3. Dune House Near Atlantic Beach in Florida is a very curious set of houses, both of which are underground. Technically speaking they are a duplex, they were built in 1975 by architect William Morgan to use as vacation rentals. This is significant for two reasons. The first of which was that he (Morgan) lived next door and thus wanted to make another house for someone to enjoy the beach like he did.
2. Bella Vista Hotel Out in Italy, there is a whole hotel that is built into the ground to help make it completely eco-friendly. This is the Bella Vista Hotel of Bozen. The hotel itself was made by Matteo Thun, who made the entire hotel with the goal of it being a place where someone could come year round to enjoy, and for the hotel itself to withstand any weather.
1. Sugokri Earth House Located in a forest clearing in Seoul, South Korea, the Sugokri Earth House is not your typical type of underground home. Mainly because one the surface (of the actual ground) it looks like nothing more than a bunker.
