Also known as the “Door to Hell,” the site in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan is a popular tourist site, thanks to its one-of-a-kind nature. An enormous crater, the site has burned ...

Turkmenistan, Darvaza, Karakum Desert, Gas Crater, Gate to hell. Watch on . To visit the Darvaza gas crater, it's best to go at night, when the fire can be seen from miles away.

From the center of the Karakum desert in Asia, a massive crater dubbed the "Door to Hell," has been spewing flames for more than 40 years. The ceaseless fire, which can be seen for miles in the ...

This article first appeared in Issue 8 of our free digital magazine CURIOUS. In 1971, the Soviets were searching for oil fields in the heart of Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, which was part of the ...

The leader of Turkmenistan would like to finally close the "Gates of Hell" crater that has been burning in the Karakum Desert since the 1970s.

From the center of the Karakum desert in Asia, a massive crater, dubbed the "Door to Hell," has been spewing flames for more than 40 years. The ceaseless fire, which can be seen for miles in the ...