These three previously featured basements have their own unique uses and aesthetics, but every one offers a cozy retreat.

Could it really be that a dream told of a hidden space in a house? For Laura Kohler, a Munich homeowner, the answer is an uncanny yes. Thirteen years after moving into her property, basic construction ...

The disappearance of George Carroll haunted his children for more than 50 years until a shocking basement discovery forced the truth to the surface. In 1963, 30-year-old George Carroll vanished from ...

A new demographic label has swept through China’s social-media feeds in recent months: “rat people.” The term, which describes young adults who retreat into small rooms, avoid socializing and spend ...

For decades, a sealed basement room sat untouched beneath an unremarkable building, its existence known to only a few and its contents to no one. When it was finally opened, investigators stepped into ...

More than a hundred years later, not out of necessity but just for fun this time, speakeasies are back in vogue.

TikTokers Courtney and Matt (@living_in_history) recently shared that their Victorian-style house held more secrets than they expected. They said a mysterious letter from the “last surviving member” ...

Decorators face plenty of uphill battles, but one of the trickiest spaces to work with is actually downhill: the basement. How do you make a subterranean space that’s often associated with root ...

A missing 13-year-old Louisiana girl was found hidden in a box more than 1,000 miles away from home — having been repeatedly abused by a sex trafficker who tricked her into thinking she was being ...

In 1960, there wasn't much on the Northside of San Antonio — not until North Star Mall opened on September 23, 1960, just inside Loop 410, drawing an estimated 12,000 cars into the parking lot to ...