History Main / CaveBehindTheFalls

* In the book version of MichaelCrichton's ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', after Alan, Tim, and Lex go tumbling over the InevitableWaterfall, they hide behind said waterfall in order to escape the Tyrannosaur. Grant finds an access door and leaves the kids there while he makes sure it's safe; the kids nearly get eaten in his absence.

* In ''VideoGame/HydroThunder'', one is occasionally surprised by ''not'' finding a tunnel behind one of the many, many waterfalls. Not infrequently, behind-the-falls tunnels are the ''main channel'' rather than any sort of secret.

* The Ithilien Rangers' hideout was behind such a waterfall in ''Literature/LordOfTheRings: The Two Towers''.

->''"Law of ''{{Okami}}'': if there is a waterfall, there's a secret behind it."'''

* The Ithilien Rangers' hideout was behind such a waterfall in ''LordOfTheRings: The Two Towers''.

* A Naruto OVA introduces Takigakure, the Hidden Waterfall Village. Naturally, the whole village is one of these.

* ''The Myth'' (2005), starring JackieChan, who enters the mystical cave near the end of the film through one of these.

* Whoever designed the sets for the South Seas Treasure Game in ''Dream Park'' likes this trope, as Griffin and Acacia find such a niche behind a waterfall in which to mess around. [[spoiler: It's also where the thief hides the stolen vial of Neutral Scent.]]

This is geological TruthInTelevision to a certain extent, as the churning water at the base of a waterfall erodes the rock behind it faster than the merely flowing water at the top. However, unlike their fictional counterparts, these caves tend to be shallow, flooded, and thoroughly devoid of InexplicableTreasureChests.

* The Patriarch's lair is one of these in ''VideoGame/{{Divinity 2}}''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' makes heavy use of this trope - making it easy to find secrets if you know it. Once Issun even ''tells'' you to jump down a waterfall, and though you don't have to, sure enough, there's a cave there [[spoiler:with a wall you can bomb to get a Stray Bead]].

* ''SpaceQuest II'' has the ''exit'' to a cave behind (i.e. through) a waterfall.
* In ''HydroThunder'', one is occasionally surprised by ''not'' finding a tunnel behind one of the many, many waterfalls. Not infrequently, behind-the-falls tunnels are the ''main channel'' rather than any sort of secret.

* The GBA version of ''LordOfTheRings: The Return of the King'' has a cave as a bonus map behind waterfall in the map after the fight in Minas Tirith. It contains a free rune, and it resets enemy in the previous map. Sucks for someone who hates fighting trolls.

* In ''MetalGearSolid3'', Snake and Eva rendezvous in one of these.

* Every single waterfall in ''{{Tenchu}}: Stealth Assassins'' hides a cave with an item in it.
* In the second commentary preview of ''BrutalLegend'', the creators talked about how it was considered a bug if there wasn't something behind every waterfall.

* ''{{Onimusha}}'' has a cave behind a waterfall that contains the best armor in the game.

* One of the Ages in ''[[{{Myst}} Uru]]'' features caves behind a set of waterfalls. Moving something into the cave without getting wet is one of the Age's challenges.

* In {{Banjo-Kazooie}}, there's a small alcove behind a waterfall in Spiral Mountain. In it is an extra life.

* The Patriarch's lair is one of these in ''{{Divinity 2}}''.
* Some ''HarvestMoon'' games will have a waterfall with either a mine or arable land located behind it.

* VideoGame/KingdomHearts has a keyhole hidden in a cavern behind a waterfall.

* In WiiFit, the virtual island has one of these leading up to the highest part of the island and the little Mario-style castle.

* DiddyKongRacing has a whole world hidden behind a waterfall, which is evidenced when the music changes when you get close to the waterfall.

* Many stages in SuperMario3DLand will have either a 1-Up or Star Coin behind waterfalls.
* ''{{Minecraft}}'' lets you build your own.

* Li-Li in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' mentions this trope by name, saying that you should always check behind a waterfall for caves. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope The waterfall she's talking about doesn't, by the way.]] [[SchmuckBait But you all looked there anyway.]] ]]

* ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' has a secret room behind a waterfall in the caverns under the castle.
** As did CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow (Both Aria and Dawn) and SuperCastlevaniaIV has an entire level with waterfalls in between sections.

* ''MagicTheGathering'': [[http://magiccards.info/isd/en/248.html Sulfur Falls]]

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* According to Hawaiian myth, the goddess Hina lives in the cave behind Rainbow Falls on the Big Island.
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* [[TheSixthRanger Gusto Gummi's]] Studio in [[AdventuresOfTheGummiBears Gummi Bears]]

* ''CaptainComic II''. This isn't hinted at either, but you can press the key for "enter doorway" in front of a waterfall to get to certain hidden areas.
* In the ''InspectorGadget'' episode "The Emerald Duck", the ancient DoomsdayDevice is hidden behind the Great Waterfall.

* ''VideoGame/GoofTroop'' has a cave behind a waterfall in Stage 4 that can't be entered until you do a puzzle to stop the waterfall.
* ''[[Disney/PeterPan Return to Neverland]]'' gives Neverland one of these. The Lost Boys use it to hide their treasure.

* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'': "Super Bem, the Synthetic Iron Beast" has a whole Galactor base hiding behind a waterfall. The 'garage door' rises upwards when being used.

* ''AnimeScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'': "Super Bem, the Synthetic Iron Beast" has a whole Galactor base hiding behind a waterfall. The 'garage door' rises upwards when being used.

* {{Tintin}} goes through one in "''Prisoners of the Sun''".

->''"Law of ''{{Okami}}''; if there is a waterfall, there's a secret behind it."'''

* ''TheMaskOfZorro'' has Franchise/{{Zorro}}'s hideout in a fairly visible cave behind a tiny waterfall.
* In the [[InNameOnly film version]] of 'TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', the protagonists (and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of real-life Robert Bakker) hide in a cave behind a waterfall to escape the [[MamaBear rampaging female T.rex]]. The Robert Bakker-lookalike gets a snake crawling down his shirt and panics, running right into the rex's jaws.

* ComicBook/{{Batman}} often has one of the entrances to his Batcave behind a waterfall, usually the one that the Batmobile exits and enters, [[GeographicFlexibility somewhere near Wayne Manor]]. So people do not find it, the waterfall is located at the end of a condemned road, and the Batmobile has to jump a cliff to reach it.