Explore the Hidden Secrets of Your Neighborhood This Weekend

This Saturday, March 20th, doors will be opened, secrets will be revealed, hidden corners of the world will be explored, and you can be a part of it.

It's all part of Obscura Day, an "international celebration of wondrous, curious, and esoteric places" with events taking place all over the country, and around the world.

In Los Angeles, Obscura Day participants will board a bus and explore some of the city's weirdest historical treasures, traveling back to the days of cane sugar sodas, panoramic paintings, and whimsical marionette performances.

In Groton, Conn., visitors will explore the unique stone circles and hidden chambers at the Gungywamp archaeological site.

In Portland, Maine, you can visit the world-infamous International Cryptozoology Musuem, a facility rarely open to the public.

Across the pond, in London, England, you can walk the three miles of the Lost Fleet River, which lies hidden beneath the city's streets.

There are dozens of other events, in places as far ranging as Albuquerque, N.M. to Budapest, Hungary. The events are all free, or available at minimal cost.

The whole thing is organized by the people who run the Atlas Obscura web site, which compiles information on the world's "wonders, curiosities, and esoterica."

Interested on participating? Just hop over to the Obscura Day web site and sign up for a local event in your neighborhood. Then put on your most comfortable shoes and prepare yourself for a day of adventure.

Photo courtesy of Atlas Obscura.