Fresno, California: Forestiere Underground Gardens

Wow! This place was awesome, made cooler by the fact that it was totally unexpected. California immigrant history and amazing underground architecture? I'm not sure what roadside attractions could be better. Hopefully you get Rhanda -- she was a great guide. Also: cool Punjabi market and restaurant a moment away.

Simply amazing! I can't believe I've lived in the area pretty much my whole life and never heard of this place until I got this app. My husband and I spent a lovely afternoon exploring the tunnels and enjoying the much cooler temps below the valley soil. Definitely a must see!

Nondescript from the street, but once you enter the property, it's a beautifully designed paradise.

We just took a tour with our homeschool group. It is still a marvel to visit. We went while it was still cool in Fresno, but visits during the heat of summer are more awesome due to the temperature change below.

The price has gone up a little, and the grandson doesn't do the tours any more. We were led by a college age student. He was informative and friendly.

This is truly a unique experience if you have never gone. I went in high school, when my son was about 12, now my daughter is 12 so we went again, and took my now 21 yr son. He and I still enjoyed it even though we had visited before.

Forestiere Underground Gardens are a must see for anyone who is interested in architecture, unusual gardens, and unique road trips. The surrounding Fresno area gives no hint as to what's beneath the fenced in an overgrown lot off the freeway. As you make your way beneath the earth's surface into the tunnels and rooms, you are transported to another country, with its Mediterranean and Old World charm and feel. The ballroom is simply amazing with its stained glass basement windows, terrazzo marbled floors, wrought iron work, and washed aqua-green beamed ceiling.