Enslaved Africans with dreams of being free found safety in the heart of NYC. To the naked eye, the 4-story brick row house on East Fourth Street is just another of the 19th-century buildings on a ...

“It’s giving luxe,” Ciara Miller declared after noticing the newest updates to the Summer House abode.

While the NYC Merchant House is famous for its grandiose nature, the truth lying underneath the ground floor is a more ...

The museum's staff have discovered a new historic remnant within its walls, a safe house used to protect and hide people escaping slavery.

The ‘This Is Us’ alum previously revealed her nearly-completed home was partially destroyed in the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles in January 2025 ...

Iron smelting at a temple site may have inspired the legend of King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur. Archaeologists uncover evidence of iron smelting and weapon forging at a temple excavation site. Prof.

The Underground Railroad was a large movement in North America consisting of several individuals who worked together to aid enslaved men and women in their escape from their captors. The freedom ...

A hidden passage in Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum confirms its role in the Underground Railroad, the first such find in over 100 years. Learn more inside.

The portrait hung above the family TV for 50 years before they realized it might be Shakespeare. The portrait hung above the Wadlow family’s television set for 50 years. While watching a program about ...