Atlas Obscura Lists

Dashes mark the old tunnel, solid lines are the newer ones

The tunnels all look slightly differiently

7 Hidden Tunnels Under Government Buildings

The literal underbelly of public agencies.

Including FDR's Bomb Shelter, Steam Tunnels Under Capitol Hill, Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles, and Capitol Building Tunnel System

Lobby of the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, formerly known as the Ahwahnee.

The Westin St. Francis Hotel. (Wikimedia Commons)

19 Unusual Hotels in California

Remarkable places to stay—or at least visit—in the Golden State.

Including The Ahwahnee Hotel, Venice Beach House, Hotel Vertigo , and Fairmont San Francisco Penthouse Suite

Unique Cemeteries in New York

Famous and historic graveyards to visit in the five boroughs.

Including Green-Wood Cemetery, Trinity Churchyard, First Shearith Israel Graveyard, and New York Marble Cemetery

Le Cimetière du Calvaire is Paris' oldest and smallest cemetery.

The Fountain of the Innocents is one of the few surviving pieces of the lost cemetery.

Old Cemeteries in Paris

Historic graveyards to visit in the City of Lights.

Including Père Lachaise Cemetery, Montparnasse Cemetery, Montmartre Cemetery, and Cimetière du Calvaire

The beautifully tiled Art Deco tunnel hidden underneath 34th street.

Known as a "Zip Tube" this carries the book requests down to the stacks many floors below.

The secret entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel (detail)

Grimy, smokey patch left behind after cleaning

Even Midtown Manhattan Has Its Secrets

There are treasures hidden in plain sight in America's most commercial neighborhood.

Including Times Square Hum, Tannen's Magic Shop, The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel, and Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library

Le Bachelor takes a break while arranging new merchandise at Sape & Co

Shakespeare And Company bookshop situated at 37 rue de la Bûcherie, in the 5th arrondissement.

8 Cool Shops in Paris

Wonderfully unique stores to visit in the City of Lights.

Including Tombées du Camion, Sape & Co, Un Regard Moderne Bookstore, and LaBeL RéCuP'

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