D&D General Real life 'dungeons' you can visit

[Zardnaar]

Fort Stony Batter Tunnels on Waiheke Island, Auckland New Zealand. They were WW2 army tunnels and gun emplacements build to defend against a possible Japanese invasion.

As a kid I used to run around in them with toy swords and fight my friends, pretending to be D&D characters. It was great having a real life dungeon to play in.
These days they are accessible by tour only.

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Kewl I was thinking Waitomo caves as well. NZ Underdark.

 

[Marc_C]

So many great links. Thank you everyone!

 

[Zardnaar]

Oops forgot link.

Waitomo Caves.
Waitomo Glow Worm Tours | Waitomo Caves Discovery Centre

 

[Ixal]

The Sedlec Ossuary is still the closest you can get to a BBEG lair

 

[Zardnaar]

The Sedlec Ossuary is still the closest you can get to a BBEG lair

They should use that in a D&D movie or something. It would be huge.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Unfortunately, they already did...

They should use that in a D&D movie or something. It would be huge.

 

[Zaukrie]

Unfortunately, they already did...

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thx for reminding me.

 

[pogre]

Although technically not a dungeon - the cliff dwellings of mesa verde always inspired me.
Mesa Verde National Park

 

[Ancalagon]

I've used the citadel of Aleppo as a dungeon for a pseudo-earth adventure, set in 1151. I always wanted to visit but then the country went to hell

Aga Khan Trust for Culture - The Citadel of Aleppo: Description, History, Site plan & Visitor Tour (Syria)

The Citadel of Aleppo is one of the most remarkable examples of military architecture in the Middle East, and certainly one of the most ancient. The newly-discovered Temple of the Storm God dates human use of the natural hill from the early beginning of the 3rd Millennium BC.

www.akdn.org

 

[Zardnaar]

Unfortunately, they already did...

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I know.