swap_horiz Merlin's Cave Alternatives

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Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)

The Grotta Azzurra, or Blue Grotto, is a sea cave on the island of Capri, Italy, known for the blue luminescence inside...

Italy Mediterranean Bioluminescent Capri

9.2 Excellent

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Fingal's Cave

Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited Scottish island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides. The cave is formed from...

Scotland North Atlantic Natural Monument Staffa

9.2 Excellent

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Algar de Benagil

Algar de Benagil, also known as Benagil Cave, is a sea cave on Portugal's Algarve coast, located near the village of Ben...

Portugal Atlantic Algarve Boat Tour

9.2 Excellent

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Grotte de Cosquer

The Grotte de Cosquer is a Paleolithic cave near Marseille, France, discovered in 1985 by diver Henri Cosquer. The cave...

France Mediterranean Marseille Submerged

9.2 Excellent

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Blombos Cave

Blombos Cave is a limestone cave on the southern Cape coast of South Africa, near Still Bay, containing deposits from th...

South Africa Archaeology Indian Ocean Western Cape

9.2 Excellent

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Paviland Cave (Yellow Top Cave)

Paviland Cave is a limestone sea cave on the Gower Peninsula in south Wales, famous for the 1823 discovery of an ochre-s...

Archaeology Wales Bristol Channel Gower

9.1 Excellent

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Smoo Cave

Smoo Cave is a large sea cave and geological formation located near the village of Durness in Sutherland, Scotland. The...

Scotland Waterfall Tidal North Atlantic

8.4 Great

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Rosh HaNikra Grottos

The Rosh HaNikra Grottos are a network of coastal sea caves located in steep white chalk cliffs at the northernmost tip...

Israel Mediterranean Tidal Cable Car

8.3 Great

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Grotte d'Hercule

The Grotte d'Hercule, or Cave of Hercules, is an archaeological and geological sea cave located approximately 14 kilomet...

Legend Tourist Attraction Atlantic Morocco

8.1 Great

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Remarkable Cave

Remarkable Cave is a geological formation located on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania, Australia. The cave features a di...

Australia Tasmania Tidal Tourist Attraction

7.9 Good

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Thunder Hole (Acadia)

Thunder Hole is a natural inlet and partially enclosed sea cave along the rocky coast of Acadia National Park on Mount D...

USA Maine Tidal Atlantic

7.7 Good

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Spar Cave

Spar Cave is a limestone sea cave located on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Accessible only during low tide, the cave is no...

Scotland Tidal Skye Calcite Formations

7.6 Good

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Wainapanapa Caves

The Wainapanapa caves are lava tubes located in Wai'anapanapa State Park near Hana on the eastern coast of Maui, Hawaii....

Legend Hawaii Lava Tube Pacific

7.6 Good

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Devil's Punch Bowl (Oregon)

Devil's Punch Bowl is a collapsed sea cave at Devil's Punch Bowl State Natural Area near Depoe Bay on the central Oregon...

USA Tidal Pacific Oregon

7.6 Good

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Ghar Lapsi

Għar Lapsi is a natural coastal inlet and sea cave located on the southwestern coast of Malta, near the village of Siggi...

Mediterranean Diving Snorkeling Tidal

7.2 Good

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MacKinnon's Cave

MacKinnon's Cave is a large tidal sea cave located on the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is recognized...

Legend Scotland Tidal North Atlantic

7.2 Good

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Cave Hole

Cave Hole is a collapsed sea cave located at Portland Bill in Dorset, England. The geological feature consists of a roof...

England English Channel Tidal Limestone

7.1 Good

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Ryūgūdō

Ryūgūdō is a limestone sea cave situated in Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. The cave derives its name...

Japan Tidal Pacific Limestone

7.0 Good

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Uamh Mhòr

Uamh Mhòr is a sea cave situated on the west coast of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The name translates from Scottish Ga...

Scotland Tidal Limestone Skye

6.9 Fair

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Hang Trinh Nữ (Virgin Cave)

Sea cave in Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam, named in local legend for a young woman said to have turned to stone while waiting for...

Legend Ha Long Bay Vietnam Stalactites

6.9 Fair