From hidden passageways, panic rooms hidden behind bookcases and sliding walls that reveal a safe space, things aren't always what they seem.

During Prohibition, speakeasies were illicit bars often hidden in basements, behind unmarked doors, or in back rooms. Patrons had to “speak easy” — that is, quietly — to avoid drawing attention from ...

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 ...