The Secret Life of Secret Places

Hidden Rooms, Clandestine Passageways, and the Curious Minds That Made Them

Author: Stefan Bachmann and April Genevieve Tucholke

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You found a key... The Labyrinth. The Sunken Manor. The Gateway to Hell-do you dare enter?

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You found a key... The Labyrinth. The Sunken Manor. The Gateway to Hell-do you dare enter?

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You found a key... The Labyrinth. The Sunken Manor. The Gateway to Hell-do you dare enter?

This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world's most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds that created them. Visit a chamber of skulls high in the Swiss Alps, a Japanese temple full of traps, a Parisian apartment locked and untouched since World War II, a Prohibition-era speakeasy in Washington, DC, and a spooky "initiation" well in Portugal built by a secret society. How far down can you climb before losing your nerve?

About the Author

April Genevieve Tucholke grew up on a farm, where she spent her time wandering the prairie and daydreaming. Her acclaimed, award-winning books have been published in sixteen countries. April lives in Savannah, Georgia. She loves coffee, forests, and gothic cities.