It's well-known that some of the world's most famous landmarks are at iconic places like
Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty and the White House.
Even if you haven't been there, you may have seen a photo of it somewhere.
But let's be honest, tourists don't always get to visit all the cool and secret places
at famous destinations Let's talk about hidden secrets we may have
missed.
What do you know about the Statue of Liberty?
Hint, it has some secrets...
Enjoy these 10 secret places that are 'hidden' within popular destinations!
Number 10…
Abandoned Island at Disney World.
Today, Disney world has four parks Epcot, Animal kingdom, Hollywood studios and magic
kingdom, but they used to have a fifth one located on an island in the middle of the
other parks.
It was originally opened in 1974 as treasure island, but they later changed the name to
discovery…!
It was a wildlife theme park closed in 1999, when Disney opened animal kingdom and decided
their visitors were probably pretty saturated with seeing animals at that Point.
Since then, the island was pretty much forgotten about until 2009, when an urban Explorer named
Shane Perez, somehow evaded, Disney security and swam over to the island one night.
He explored for a while, taking pictures of empty cages, reptiles preserved in jars and
old employee photos taken at the park.
For his trouble, Disney threatened to ban him from their parks forever.
They briefly considered reopening the island as a new park, but those plans have also apparently
been preserved for now.
Meanwhile on the other coast, Disneyland has its own secret location.
A member's only club for adults called 33.
It's the only place in the park that serves alcohol, but the fee to join is $10,000.
Plus, a $3,500 yearly fee.
Even screws Mc Duck might baulk at that price.
‘Cluck my tail, feathers and call me Baldy.’
Number 9 Statue Of Liberty.
The statue of Liberty is a lady with secrets, including a room under her feet.
The statue's foundation is constructed on top of Fort wood, which was built in 1807.
The Fort was later entirely filled in with concrete to support the statue.
A few years ago, crews were building a new staircase for visitors to use in an emergency,
and they discovered a doorway to a secret room.
So, they stopped immediately and let historians take a look.
No one is sure what the room was for, but it may have been used to hold powder during
the foundation's days as a Fort.
Further up the statue has another secret room, inside the torch.
It was closed in 1916, when German spies blew up a nearby munitions Depot, damaging parts
of the torch, the damage was repaired, but the room has remained closed to the public,
ever since due to safety concerns.
Number 8 The White House.
We've all heard stories about secret spaces and tunnels under the white house.
Some of these may be exaggerated, but there are some hidden places in the famous building
at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue.
In the 1940s, just after Pearl Harbour, then president Franklin Delano Roosevelt authorized
the building of a bomb shelter under the east wing.
Today, Modern presidents have their own secret trap doors for security reasons.
In 2010, The press became curious about a building project outside the west wing.
It was kept secret for a while, but finally then president Barack Obama revealed, they
were building a new underground command centre.
The old one situated under the east wing was accessible through a trap door directly under
the president's desk in the oval office.
The oval had to be vacated for a few days, so the trap door could be modified to reach
the new underground command centre under the west wing.
As for the current president, there's no telling where he hides a secret stash of spare two
pays…!
Number 7 Abandoned Terminal at JFK.
If you've ever visited JFK airport, you may have noticed one terminal that doesn't appear
to have any traffic.
This winged roof terminal is the trans world airlines flight centre, which was built in
1962.
In 2001, TWA folded, and the terminal has been emptied since then.
Over the years, since there were various plans proposed to make the terminal, everything
from a restaurant to an aviation museum, but none ever materialized.
One thing is for sure, it probably won't be an airline terminal again, as jet blue, build
its own massive terminal around the TWA 1, even demolishing part of it.
Number 6 Secrets Under Grand Central Station.
The famous Waldorf Astoria hotel has always been known for its high class push image,
built directly over the grand central station rail lines.
The hotel is conveniently close to the train station, but in 1929, someone decided that
celebrities needed a secret entrance to avoid to pass for paparazzi in those days.
They built a secret train platform below the hotel.
So, VIPs could take a train directly there, instead of entering through the front door
with all the peasants.
It was most notably used by president Franklin Roosevelt in 1944, although his aim was to
hide the fact he was in a wheelchair.
By the 1960s, the platform had fallen out of use and squatters were living in the underground
space.
Eventually, it was walled off and closed to the public, but the train itself still sits
under the hotel.
Grand central has more than one secret location hidden beneath the streets of New York city
though.
The underground Vanderbilt tennis club is owned by none other than Donald Trump and
is open to the public.
If you can afford to pay $200 an hour in fees.
Number 5 Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore is known for its gigantic carvings of four former president's faces, but it hides
a secret vault.
The architect behind Mount Rushmore GUTZON BORGLUM died while it was being built and
his secret chamber wasn't finished until the 1990s.
Today, the titanium vault contains the declaration of independence, the bill of rights, and the
biography of BORGLUM.
This hall is closed to the public because this is America.
And someone would probably knock over the glass case, containing the bill of rights
trying to take a selfie.
Number 4 Niagara Falls.
If you visited Niagara Falls, you probably took some selfies by the waterfalls, but did
you know you were close to the cave of evil spirits...?
Down the road from the waterfall, there's a small limestone cave by this name.
A Seneca Indian's legend tells the story of an evil spirit that became trapped in this
cave.
It is said that anyone who visits the cave will be cursed with a life of misfortune,
kind of like everyone who failed to buy stock and Google 20 years ago.
If you don't want a haunted cave experience, you can also travel behind the falls through
two portals.
The halls are lined with pictures from Niagara's history and when you get to the end, you can
watch the water falling past a cave opening, which is crusted over with ice.
In case, you didn't get chilled enough hearing about the haunted cave.
I just wish it was the bad cave though.
They really miss a trick there.
Number 3 The Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel tower is a famous European landmark, but most people don't know about the luxury
apartment at the top of it.
It's stylishly decorated and opened to the public in 2015, originally designer Gustav
Eiffel designed it to be an apartment in laboratory for himself.
He entertained famous scientific leaders there including Thomas Edison.
Meanwhile, below the tower are more secret rooms, which were utilized by the Gestapo,
for torturing members of the French resistance during World War II.
Somehow that piece of history gets left off the tour guide spiel a lot.
Number 2 Tower Of London's Secret Pub.
The tower of London isn't actually a tower, but a 900-year-old castle that has historically
been used as a fortress and even a hideout for gangsters.
Today, it's the home of the Yeoman warriors or be feeders, the red garb ceremonial guardians
of the castle.
They mostly act as tour guides today, but many people don't know, they live inside the
castle grounds with their families.
To serve the Yemen waters and their King, there's a secret pub hidden somewhere on the
grounds.
It's open to the public only by invitation, so you can't just show up, wink out a guard
and get directions.
No word on, whether they admit vegetarians.
Number 1 Prison Room in Big Ben.
While we're in London, there's a secret place hidden in another famous location.
Big bend, about a third of the way up the tower around 114 steps, you'll find the prison
room.
It hasn't been used much lately, but it was previously where MP’s and breach of codes
of conduct were imprisoned.
The last time it was used was in 1880 recently elected MP, Charles Brad low refused to swear
allegiance to queen Victoria on the Bible, due to him being an atheist.
So, he was locked in the prison room overnight, but these days, the only thing being in prison
there is dust.
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