Secret Passage

This is the way to Panama. For anyone who hasn't seen the film, the Panama canal was in the cellar and the crazy brother Teddy who thought he was Teddy Roosevelt, would go and dig the Panama canal and then the dotty old sisters would bury their victims' bodies in the holes he dug. I decided to ma...

stone hallway

All the manteresting things you could ever dream of for your mantuary.

A tiny keyhole in the wood paneling turned out to be a portal to Britain's history — a passage created 360 years ago for the coronation of Charles II.

Here's my guide to visiting the Palazzo Vecchio, a must visit attraction in Florence Italy. The Palazzo Vecchio is a doughty medieval fortress on the outside and a resplendent Renaissance palace on the inside. It's one of Florence's most historic and important landmarks, designed and decorated by the Medici dynasty.

Secret passage, Library, Nádasdy mansion, Nádasladány, Hungary The traditional "eagle's nest" of the Nádasdy family in Sarvar was confiscated for treason in the 17th century. The wealthy Nadasdy family built a new Baroque palace in Nadasladany. This palace was transformed into a romantic mansion in 1873. The mansion was on the front line during WWII and it was stormed by the Germans and the Soviets. After the war the park was completely abandoned, the lake dried out and some of the trees…

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Castle Rising Castle is situated in the village of the same name in Norfolk, UK. It was built in about 1138 by William d Albini, 1st Earl of Arundel, who also owned Arundal Castle. Much of its square keep, surrounded by a defensive mound, is intact, and it is now in the care of English heritage. The castle is in remarkably good condition despite being over 850 years old. One of the most striking features is the earthwork surrounding the moat. The built up soil is now covered in grass for…