Forestiere Underground Gardens

Beneath the hot, arid surface of the San Joaquin Valley, Baldasare Forestiere (1879-1946) began in the early 1900's to sculpt a fantastic retreat. Excavating the hardpan by hand, he created a unique complex of underground rooms, passages and gardens that ramble throughout a ten-acre parcel, preserving a creative and individualistic spirit unbounded by conventionality.

Fresno, California · United States