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 ...

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 ...