It’s a desert town like nowhere on Earth... in fact, it kind of resembles the surface of the moon. With a large percentage of its inhabitants and attractions underground, Coober Pedy is one of ...

Most of the time, when people refer to a place as "being underground", they're speaking figuratively. That isn't the case in Coober Pedy. For residents of this outback town, the only way to escape the ...

Welcome to Coober Pedy, the town that lives underground. Originally a mining town, many of the residents of Australia's Coober Pedy live in dugouts to escape the heat. During the town's summer months, ...

Coober Pedy is known as "the opal capital of the world." ... Homes and hotels are often located underground to escape the harsh climate. ... The Pink Roadhouse is northeast of Coober Pedy along the ...

Coober Pedy sat in the Australian outback where summer temperatures regularly became unlivable. To survive the heat, residents dug their homes directly into the earth. Over time, an entire underground ...

Coober Pedy is a small town in the Outback of Southern Australia. Many of Coober Pedy's residents live underground to escape the region's immense heat. Homes, bars, a church, and more can be found ...