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A tour guide booklet describing the 40+ featured shops. A map to show you how to easily get around. Valuable Coupons from each business. Gifts, refreshments, demos, or games etc. at each stop. Entry form to try and win $1000 in gift cards (No purchase necessary. Ask a clerk for a list of rules.)
- Despite his international fame, how Tutankhamun actually died at the young age of only 18 remains a mystery. Tutankhamun was an Egyptian Pharaoh belonging to the 18th dynasty, born in 1341 BCE and reigning during the New Kingdom period between 1332-1323.
- Despite hundreds of years of investigation, the location of the lost island of Atlantis, if it ever existed, remains a secret. Atlantis is a fictional island described in the works of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, allegorically serving as a commentary on the hubris of nations, for which shortcoming the island nation fell out of favor with the Gods and was sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
- Franklin Roosevelt’s paralysis was so secret that even the heads of state of Europe were not aware of his condition. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the future 32nd President of the United States, contracted a paralytic illness in 1921 at the age of just 39 years old; debilitating symptoms soon followed, including bowel and bladder dysfunction, numbness, and permanent below-the-waist paralysis.
- The identity of Jack the Ripper, the serial killer of Whitechapel, remains a secret to this day despite more than a century of investigation. Jack the Ripper, also known as the Whitechapel Murderer or Leather Apron, was an unidentified serial killer responsible for the murders of at least five women in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888.
Shopping, Food & Fun Tours designed to help you find the local Best Kept Secrets! Enjoy games, gifts, discounts & more! What a fun way to explore PA, MD & VA!
- 1,577 VOTES. No One Knows How To Make This Byzantine Secret Weapon. From Redditor /u/quiaudetvincet: Greek Fire... was essentially gasoline for flamethrowers that was used by the Byzantine Empire from around year 670 to their final fall in 1453.
- 1,414 VOTES. No One Has Located Genghis Khan's Tomb. From Redditor /u/GoGoButters: The location where Genghis Khan was buried [is unknown]. Legend has it that his funeral escort killed anyone they passed in order to conceal the burial site.
- 1,483 VOTES. British Intelligence Invented A Fake Man To Trick The Nazis. From Redditor /u/Slide_Jeremy: [During] Operation Mincemeat, the British SOE created a fake ID for the corpse of a homeless man cleaned up to look like a naval officer and attached a briefcase full of fake plans for an invasion of Greece to his wrist before having the body wash up on shore in [Spain].
- 2,657 VOTES. A Solid Gold Buddha Once Hid In Plain Sight. From Redditor /u/Brackto: The "Phra Phuttha Maha Suwan Patimakon," a nine-foot tall stucco Buddha statue, was actually solid gold underneath.
- These spots should be on your radar. It’s the first, and hopefully last, summer of COVID-19, and many of us have postponed our travel plans and are biding our time, daydreaming about the places we long to visit.
- Alabama: Florence. Book Now. The Shoals of Alabama in the northwest part of the state have a rich history and a vibrant modern-day culture. Each of the region’s “quad cities” boasts its own claim to fame: The musical town Sheffield is home to FAME Studios, where Etta James and Aretha Franklin recorded tracks, while Tuscumbia is Helen Keller’s birthplace, and Muscle Shoals gets a shout-out in the unofficial state anthem, “Sweet Home Alabama.”
- Alaska: Sitka. Book Now. By now, you’ve probably read about the wonders of Alaska’s scenic capital, Juneau. But nearby Sitka is considered Alaska’s true hidden gem—and that’s saying a lot in a place famous for its raw natural beauty.
- Arizona: Carefree. Book Now. Want to take a walk on Easy Street? You finally can—just make a left on Ho Hum Drive. The whimsically named Carefree is a planned community created in the 1950s by a pair of American entrepreneurs, who marketed it as “a place for gracious living in a desert forest of rare beauty.”
Story by Dancy Mason. • 7h • 1 min read. These are history's best kept secrets. The Kennedy family was powerful, but they were also cruel. When their eldest daughter, Rosemary, proved ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Discover America's best-kept secrets with our guide to the best hidden vacation spots in the US. From mountain escapes to coastal towns...
