Has Anyone Built House Inside a Cave?

Factual Questions
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Hi,

I’m trying to find some links for people who have built their house (private residence) inside a mountain, cave, or completely underground.

I know I’ve seen “partially” underground homes, but I’m looking for examples (links) of completely underground, in a cave, or in a mountain.

Thanks
Gus

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How about moving into a decommisioned missile silo?

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The town of Coober Pedy, in South Australia, is mostly underground but all of the houses were dug out of the ground.

I seem to recall that there is some region in Spain where the homes are caves that have been inhabited for centuries, if not longer.

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[QUOTE=levdrakon]
How about moving into a decommisioned missile silo?
[/QUOTE]

That’s awesome!

Thanks

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I was recently in the Canary Islands. They have a lot of cave houses there. Haven’t got a link for you though.

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Lots of them in Goreme, Turkey.

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[QUOTE=levdrakon]
How about moving into a decommisioned missile silo?
[/QUOTE]

Looks like it might not have high-speed low-latency internet access. And it’s just a tad isolated: an otherwise trivial accident could easily be fatal.

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You might be interested to read about the very cool underground cities of Cappadocia in Turkey.

While a lot of the bigger complexes are abandonned, there are still people living in houses built inside caves. Check out these pictures of a b&b.

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I’ve stopped by here a couple of times. It’s now a tourist attraction, but was once the home of the “builder” and his wife: http://www.theholeintherock.com/

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[QUOTE=Quartz]
Looks like it might not have high-speed low-latency internet access. And it’s just a tad isolated: an otherwise trivial accident could easily be fatal.
[/QUOTE]

so … it all depends. I do sort of wonder about electricity and cable. If it has cable it should have high speed low lat internet access.

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The guys guarding the Holy Grail live in Petra. There’s also a bunch in New Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest.

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Tajing village in China

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Amazing Italian temple.

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I bed and breakfasted in one in northern New Mexico on the Navajo res. It was great. Hopefully this link will get you there. It’s called the Kokopelli’s Cave Bed and Breakfast and it is just outside Farmington, New Mexico.

http://clk.about.com/?

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[QUOTE=Quartz]
Looks like it might not have high-speed low-latency internet access. And it’s just a tad isolated: an otherwise trivial accident could easily be fatal.
[/QUOTE]

I think I’d be worried about being trapped on a lower floor. Be it a fire above me or a collapsed staircase, you’re kinda fucked.

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Let’s try this…

Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast - Farmington, New Mexico …

nope, not working either…Just google Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast - Farmington, New Mexico and it will get you right there.

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[QUOTE=A.R. Cane]
I’ve stopped by here a couple of times. It’s now a tourist attraction, but was once the home of the “builder” and his wife: http://www.theholeintherock.com/
[/QUOTE]

Well, I’m officially a dumbass. I saw the sign when my wife and I were vacationing there last year, and I thought they literally wanted you to stop and look at a hole in a rock. :smack:

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[QUOTE=Cisco]
Well, I’m officially a dumbass. I saw the sign when my wife and I were vacationing there last year, and I thought they literally wanted you to stop and look at a hole in a rock. :smack:
[/QUOTE]
Don’t feel bad. I wanted to see a wall full of drugs in South Dakota.

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This is a really neat article about a Chinese man and his wife that lived in a cave for 50 years, he carved 6,000 stairs up a mountain so she could get to the cave. Looks like in December 2007 the man died.

http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?Display=1278

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Also in Utah is the Hollow Mountain gas station, carved into the rock: