Dig into the legend of Mel’s Hole and ask whether it was a real gateway to inner earth or a perfectly engineered hoax. I walk through the claims of a bottomless pit in Washington, the supposed government takeover, and Mel Waters’ missing identity. We then follow the trail into Nevada, the Basque guarded second hole, and the bizarre experiments that turned the story darker. From Tsarichina in Bulgaria to Devils Hole in Death Valley, we compare other alleged portals and sealed shafts that governments quietly fenced off. By the end, you can decide for yourself whether these are just modern campfire tales or fragments of a larger pattern of buried sanctuaries under our feet. . Buy Me a Coffee!  https://buymeacoffee.com/21cdpodcast .  WEBSITE: https://www.21cdstudios.com  SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@21cd?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page  INSTAGRAM: @the21cdshow SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1E7oKJKdllE5Im8aeWHENw?si=82cae2685632401b YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@21CDpodcast RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/user/21CDpodcast