Coober Pedy at sunset showing an underground dugout home, opal-mining landscape and the South Australian outback.
Places & Towns

Coober Pedy – The Australian Town That Went Underground

Deep in the South Australian outback, Coober Pedy is a town where people discovered that one of the best ways to escape the desert heat was to live underground. Discover the opals, dugout homes and remarkable history behind Australia’s famous underground town.

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