San Francisco, California
Fairmont San Francisco Penthouse Suite
San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
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San Francisco, California
San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.
Alamo, Nevada
If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.
London, England
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
Washington, D.C.
The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Joshua Tree, California
An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
London, England
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Rochester, New York
A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.
New York, New York
This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
Washington, D.C.
In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.