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Secret

The image is pressed into the metal downspout

Bydgoszcz, Poland

The Secret Polish Eagle on Fara Church

This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.

A mirrored bunker at Leffrinckoucke's Fort des Dunes.

What to Do With a Cold War-Era Bunker

Seven nuclear bunkers transformed as expressions of creativity.

Molly McBride Jacobson November 3, 2016

Severinsbrücke in Cologne

Cologne, Germany

Secret Grave in the Pylon of Severinsbrücke Bridge

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

The back bedroom.

New York, New York

Secret Apartment in the Fort Washington Library

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

Screenshot of drone footage of Celtic Cross in Donegal Forest.

Killea, Ireland

Secret Celtic Tree Cross

A massive Celtic cross secretly growing in an Irish forest.

Mystery Soda Machine

9 Amazing Things Disguised as Boring Things

Look twice—these seemingly mundane objects are hiding something.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 29, 2016

Found: A Centuries-Old Network of Hidden Underground Tunnels

Old British town has very old tunnels.

Sarah Laskow September 26, 2016

The NSA Has Files on a Country That Doesn’t Exist

The Intellipedia entry on micronation “the Conch Republic” has been viewed more times than “Scientology” or “Montana."

JPat Brown September 16, 2016

Constructing the nuclear reactor.

Camp Century (Project Iceworm)

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

Admiring trees in Sequoia National Park, California.

20 Hidden Spots Inside America’s National Parks and Forests

Celebrate over a century of national parks by exploring these secret places.

Molly McBride Jacobson May 8, 2025

Found: A 300-Year Old Shoe Meant To Ward Off Evil Spirits

It was a men's size 6, and they put it right back where they found it.

Eric Grundhauser August 19, 2016

European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, 2005

Photographing the World's Most Top Secret Floors

For his "Grounds" series, photographer Martin John Callanan gets a unique view of restricted buildings.

Cara Giaimo August 15, 2016

From Frogs to Immigration, How the Secret Service Kept Tabs on Peaceful Protests

In 2011, no protest was too small.

JPat Brown July 27, 2016

This laundromat is more than it seems.

Brooklyn, New York

Sunshine Laundromat

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Found: Nodes in an Anonymity-Protecting Network That Are Actually Spying on Users

Tor is used for anonymity, so it's a problem if parts of it are collecting data.

Sarah Laskow July 26, 2016

The Bust of Pablo Iglesias Posse

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.

The KGB Museum.

Tallinn, Estonia

KGB Museum

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

How a Kitten Video Can Transmit Secret Instructions to Criminals

An ancient form of information-hiding known as steganography has infiltrated the viral internet.

Lauren Young June 22, 2016