Secret passageways, trap doors and hidden rooms were standard in some of your favorite mystery series – like "Scooby-Doo" or Nancy Drew. You probably saw them coming. But in real-life, you'd never ...

Secret passageways, trap doors and hidden rooms were standard in some of your favorite mystery series – like "Scooby-Doo" or Nancy Drew. You probably saw them coming. But in real-life, you'd never ...

Homeowners are adding hidden doors and rooms to foil burglars, eke out extra storage space and prepare for Armageddon. Bookcase-fronted doors leading to hidden stairs at the Morgan Library & Museum in ...

Tabitha Kane is a co-host of a true crime podcast, so it might not come as a complete surprise to learn that when she and her husband were planning a new house for their family in Dallas, she cooked ...

After moving to a new house last month, Jill Bearup thought she knew every square inch of her new home, but as it turns out, there was one secret room that she was yet to discover. When she first ...

Brian Dillon is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on travel and home. He has covered travel destinations and trends extensively. Brian joined Newsweek in 2024 from the ...