Forestiere Underground Gardens: a Fresno Underworld?

[mollyringle]

My mom called me the other day to tell me about this Underworld-ish place she suddenly remembered: the Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno, California

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[rachel2205]

Beautiful photos! That's a cool story about your mom. I could imagine it being the start of a coming-of-age adventure - night visit to a secret garden.

[mollyringle]

Ha, yes! Or the beginning of a horror story. They're lucky they survived. ;)

[archaeologist_d]

Wow, great photos. What an interesting place! Love the story about your mom.

[mollyringle]

Cool looking place, isn't it? I should add the photos aren't mine or my mom's; they're from elsewhere, via Google. But I'd like to visit there if I'm ever in the area!

[peripety]

Wow, what an incredible place!

[mollyringle]

Isn't it? Now I kind of want to go visit!

[abbiewilliams]

Oh, I could not love this post more. You must plan a visit in the near future. Can you imagine spending the night there, drinking wine, eating olives and pomegranates...

[mollyringle]

I know; they should rent out rooms, hotel style! I'd go for that.
For the most part, CA's Central Valley (where Fresno's located) is a big, flat, dry, hot boring stretch. It's pretty much the worst thing in California. But this place does look cool! And you would love (as I do, except on super-hot days) the Gold Rush towns up in the foothills, edging out of the valley and getting up toward the Sierra. Much Old West storefront stuff still around. :)

[archersangel]

places that are really underworld like are like hang son doong cave in vietnam;
http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-incredible-drone-footage-of-the-world-s-largest-cave

no fruit trees that i know of.

[mollyringle]

Still, far greener under there than I would expect! Wow, gorgeous. Someday I will get into more of the world's proper caves...