1 Hidden Destination in Europe

United Kingdom

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Margate Shell Grotto

United Kingdom · Kent, England

Descend beneath an unassuming English seaside town into an ethereal underground labyrinth meticulously adorned with millions of seashells, whose purpose remains an enduring enigma.

This subterranean network of winding passages and chambers, discovered in 1835, is entirely covered in mosaics crafted from an estimated 4.6...