Staffers at the Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan are unraveling the mysteries of the narrow tunnel, which is hidden ...

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 ...

A secret passageway, hidden beneath the weighty bottom drawer of a dresser that was built into the west wall of the house, is the 2-by-2-foot threshold through which former captives achieved ...

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 ...