The Merchant’s House and the Not-So-Secret Passageway

Historians have known about the strange passageway in the Merchant’s House Museum for decades, but they never knew what it was for… until now. And now that we know, it changes everything we thought we knew about why the Merchant’s House really matters. Learn more about the fight to save the Merchant’s House: We always want to hear from you! If you have a question or a story for us, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or send an email to hello@atlasobscura.com . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Merchant’s House and the Not-So-Secret Passageway is an episode from The Atlas Obscura Podcast by SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura.

This episode is 00:21:14 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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