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, ...

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 ...

It's freezing cold, scorching hot and a source of Australia's opals. Here's what life's like when you have to jury-rig even the most basic tech to survive. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist ...

The remote town of Coober Pedy, which relies on large amounts of cash for its opal mining and tourism industry, is set to lose its only bank next year. Coober Pedy will lose its only bank when Westpac ...

Step into the eerie world of underground living, where residents have built their very own homes and businesses into the chalky clay rocks in the Australian outback. The mining town of Coober Pedy in ...

Known internationally as the Opal Capital of the World, Coober Pedy has a reputation for selling valuable examples of the precious gemstone. Coober Pedy locals pay three times more for water than the ...

Faced with unberable heat, the citizens of Coober Pedy in South Australia decided to escape by making a dramatic move ... underground. Founded in 1915, this desert town is home to miles of hidden ...

Coober Pedy might not be at the top of your bucket list – the small South Australian town is smack-bang in the middle of nowhere, and aside from being a destination on the Priscilla, Queen Of The ...

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 ...