Hidden under a built-in dresser in a former home in the East Village is a narrow crawlspace, which historians have recently ...

The Merchant’s House Museum in NoHo has unveiled a hidden passage inside a seemingly ordinary piece of furniture. Museum ...

Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts say ...

Viral video just posted by a US rep shows a secret tunnel nestled under the floorboards of the US Capitol that according to legend was stormed by British soldiers in the War of 1812. Congressman Tim ...

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist.

The Colosseum is a historical site atop many history buff's bucket lists, and a visit just got all the more enticing. For the first time in 2,000 years, tourists can walk where the emperor did through ...

Famous landmarks draw millions of visitors each year, but most people only see what’s on the surface. Behind the grand facades and well-photographed exteriors lie hidden rooms, secret passages, and ...

We’ve all had that childhood dream of pulling a specific book on a library shelf and watching a wall slide open to reveal a hidden lair. While most of us assume that secret rooms are reserved for ...

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome's Colosseum can now walk through a passageway once hidden and reserved for emperors. NPR's Ruth Sherlock takes us there. UNIDENTIFIED ...