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Amazing Secret Hidden In An Iconic American Landmark


It was 1927 when Walter Peck almost tumbled into a hole in the Grand Canyon on the way to his friend’s house for poker night. Then the very next day, everything changed for him.

By the end of their time at "Dope on a Rope," the workers had managed to build a wooden stairwell, three 15-foot ladders, and even a 60-foot suspension bridge in the cavern. According to Atlas Obscura, the landscape doesn't exactly make for ideal living due to its "extreme depth, perpetual and complete darkness, and zero humidity." Continuing their tour from the Chapel of Ages, overnight guests are then brought to their room for the evening, of which is located at the bottom of a small wooden stairwell.

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