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 ...

A dresser in Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum revealed a secret passage used in the Underground Railroad. This is the first Underground Railroad discovery in Manhattan in over 100 years. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 19 th-century New York City home that has served as a museum for 90 years was hiding a secret: a passageway that was part of the ...

“It’s a critical piece of the overall struggle for freedom and justice,” said one city councilmember A "safe house" tied to the Underground Railroad was recently discovered in a New York City museum ...

A long-hidden escape route believed to be part of the Underground Railroad has been discovered inside a historic home in Manhattan, revealing what experts call one of the last intact shelter points of ...

Production of this article included the use of AI. It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists. For those who have spent careers fighting to protect historic structures, the Merchant’s ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Join host Eileen Lehpamer as she takes you back in time to explore the history of a fully intact house from more than 190 years ago. In addition to well-preserved personal items and ...

A concealed architectural feature inside Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum is shedding new light on the city’s past. The 19th century townhouse in NoHo has been identified as a potential Underground ...

ALLEGAN, MI — A Medieval-style home in Michigan is something out of a fairy tale with Gothic-inspired architecture and secret passageways. Listed at $2.15 million by Noel Berg of HomeRealty, the 7,529 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." New York’s role in the network of safe houses dubbed the “Underground Railroad” is no less sprawling, ...