New York, New York
Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
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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.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
London, England
There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.
New York, New York
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.
Glasgow, Scotland
A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Fairfield, Australia
The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.
Beechworth, Australia
This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
Commerce, Oklahoma
The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
Marshfield, Missouri
In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Quapaw, Oklahoma
The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Beatrice, Nebraska
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Columbia, Missouri
The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.
Marceline, Missouri
A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.
Sedalia, Missouri
This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.
Topeka, Kansas
See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.