With its depiction of an imaginative adventure into a subterranean wonderland, this Jules Verne classic has enchanted generations of readers. Nothing will stop Axel's eccentric Uncle Lidenbrock from going out immediately after deciphering an old paper outlining a secret path via a volcano to the center of the earth. On their risky, amazing, horrifying journey through the underworld, the two men meet natural perils, prehistoric animals, and other marvels with Hans as their guide.