If You Thought You Had Seen The Last of Weird Housings, You’re Wrong Again!
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Humans will never stop amazing me.
The universe we happen to live in is such a beautiful place, so much that each of us has a good chance of realizing their dreams. And it seems that these dreams are most easily achievable when you start thinking about the weirdest place to live in.
Traditionally, we have been used to normal houses, and it’s a really good thing that other animals don’t compete with us in building the best houses. They’re just contented with what nature gave them.
But the interesting fact is that humans are not really contented with living in houses, and I’ve been spending a good fraction of my time looking for those “out of the ordinary” places that some people prefer to live in. And then I bumped into this.
Coober Pedy is a place in South Australia, and you won’t believe what’s there. It is home to about 2,000 people.
Watching this clip made me decide that the home sapiens will never run out of ideas, especially on matters concerning shelter. You’ll agree to that too.
Watch this clip and agree with me. You’ll sure to be fascinated and even want to SHARE this with your Facebook friends.
In the scorching red plains of South Australia, there exists a very mysterious little town called Coober Pedy.
But it’s not just the high temperatures and treeless horizon that makes Coober Pedy so special.
What truly sets this town of 1,675 people apart?
Coober Pedy exists almost entirely beneath the ground!
Within the red Australian earth stretch miles and miles of manmade tunnels, all filled with furnishings you’d find in normal homes.
Here, hotel rooms are available for rent to visiting tourists.
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But this isn’t just a tourist town. Many people have settled permanently in Coober Pedy.
Half-above and half-below the hot earth, these homes are certainly unique — but they offer the same comforts of normal modern-day houses.
So how did all this start? In 1915, a father and son came through the area in search of gold.
What they found instead was opal, which quickly became a wildly popular stone abroad. But due to high temperatures, miners found it easier to seek shelter within their mines, rather than above the ground.
Thus, they began to dig.
Now, nearly 1,500 homes — or “dugouts” — exist in Coober Pedy.
Now, Coober Pedy is the main provider of opal worldwide — though it’s just as famous for its strange dugouts as its precious stones. The town’s name itself means “white man’s hole,” an Aboriginal term coined in the 1920s.
But the town has gone far beyond opal mines, hotels, and homes. Residents of Coober Pedy have even dug a beautiful church below the ground.
There’s also a bookstore for any local or visiting bookworms.
Stop by the underground jewelry store for a beautiful piece of locally mined opal — or sell what you found within your walls!
If you’re looking to kick back, head over to the bar and enjoy a few drinks with friends.
If none of that appeals to you, you can always tee off on the Coober Pety golf green!
Would you be up for visiting this fascinating little town? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Be sure to watch this amazing video, and please SHARE if you love mysterious homes like this!
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