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Lasco project - Cleon Peterson
Paris, France

Lasco Project at Palais de Tokyo

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.
"The Fight Between Carnival and Lent," 1559, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
hidden

The Original Hidden Picture Artists Were Dutch Masters

Finding Beyoncé is fun, but so are the minds of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Hieronymous Bosch.
Sarah Laskow March 6, 2017
Permanently Closed
Liberty Bell Shrine, with a replica of the Liberty Bell, in the basement of Zion's Memorial Church, 1962
Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Liberty Bell Hiding Place

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
State College, Pennsylvania

Willard Mural

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.
Keystone, South Dakota

Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
The glowing Times Square Ball as it rests today.
tunnels

11 Secret Spaces Hiding in Famous Places

Thousands of people pass through these destinations each day unaware there's a hidden gem tucked inside.
Meg Neal January 23, 2017
The Ballroom
Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station Ballroom

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.
New York, New York

The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
Maureen did not get great grades.
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Found: A Not-So-Great Report Card From 1957, Hidden in the Floor

A home renovation uncovered a schoolgirl's bad grades from decades ago.
Sarah Laskow January 18, 2017
Puebla, Mexico

Secrets of Puebla Tunnels

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.
The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore.
architecture

Five Architectural Easter Eggs Hiding on Gothic Cathedrals

It takes a sharp eye to spot these sneaky sculptures.
Meg Neal January 16, 2017
The entryway to the rose garden.
Boston, Massachusetts

Kelleher Rose Garden

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
An abandoned bunker.
Swindon, England

Britain's Secret Underground Bunkers

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.
Some of the skulls beneath St. Stephan's.
Leuk, Switzerland

Leuk Charnel House

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
The doors on the north side of the Loveman's Building leading to a retaining wall.
subterranean

The Mystery of Why Chattanooga Raised Its Downtown by a Level

There's a hidden layer of Chattanooga underneath the current city.
Daniel Jackson December 19, 2016
The children's room at a NYPL branch library.
libraries

Growing Up in a Library Is Exactly As Magical As You'd Imagine

Ronald Clark and his daughter spent years living in one of New York City's branch libraries.
Sarah Laskow December 5, 2016
England's Peak District, where Rotherham does much of his research.
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The Hidden Signs That Mark Britain's Ghost Forests

Weird tree shapes, specific plants, and other clues help environmental researchers spot where woods once were.
Cara Giaimo December 2, 2016
Rome, Italy

Secret Compartment in Leonardo da Vinci Statue

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.