REVEALED: Hidden police stations to extra floors – the SECRET spaces at famous landmarks

When it comes to holidaying abroad, most travellers will opt for visiting the country’s famous landmarks.

And whilst they are some of the top tourist attractions, these places have their own secrets.

They include hidden floors that were once full of visitors and secret apartments that only a few know about.

Here Express.co.uk reveal the some of the secret spaces that can be found at the most famous landmarks around the world.

Trafalgar Square, London

Many visitors pass through Trafalgar Square without giving much thought to one striking lamp post – that somehow blends into the landscape.

But this ornamental lamp post is in fact Britain’s tiniest police station, which was hollowed out back in 1926.

The station was built to observe crowds in the capital and has enough room to hold two prisoners and has a phone line that connects directly to Scotland Yard.

According to Historic UK, this former police station is now used by the local council’s cleaners to store their equipment.

Crystal Palace subway, London

Sitting underneath a stretch of the A212 in London lies a place only a few still living knew existed. The arched Crystal Palace station, which dates back to 1865, was fully operational up until 1936 when a fire destroyed it.

After that, its subway was used as an air raid shelter during the Second World War. The station was fully closed in 1954, and demolished in 1961, but the subway remained untouched.

The archway was a space where children played and the occasional raves were held – but in 1990 it was closed off. However, recently the local community has been trying to reopen the area as a tourist attraction.

Charing Cross, London

Little Compton Street disappeared from the map around 1896 – but signs for this old street underneath the road can be seen from an island in Charing Cross Road.

Through the underground grills, two signs of Little Compton Street can be seen. The signs are believed to be part of an old utility tunnels.

Empire State Building, New York

Most tourists believe the highest floor you can go to is 102, which offers stunning views of the big apple.

But according to photographer Navid Baraty, there is one more floor. The 103rd floor is a tiny balcony, which unlike the the floor below does not have all the safety measures.

Instead it has just avery small ledge, about knee-high, and a low railing. The space tends to only be visited by celebrities.

Statue of Liberty, New York

Most travellers who have visited this famous landmark will know that you cannot climb any higher than the crown.

However, up until about 100 years ago, visitors could climb up to the torch, where they could enjoy a panoramic view of New York.

In the summer of 1916, a pier between Black Tom Island and Jersey City was blown up by the Germans and some of the debris became lodged into the statue’s arm, making the route to the torch unsafe.

Grand Central Terminal, New York

Many people do not know that the famous station in Manhattan is also home to a member’s tennis club – the Vanderbilt Tennis club.

The club has been going since the 1960s and is located on the upper levels of Grand Central Terminal and houses a full sized indoor hard court, a junior court and a fitness room.

Waldorf Astoria, New York

Underneath the extravagant Waldorf Astoria hotel is a secret railway station.

The secluded platform once allowed President Franklin Roosevelt to travel between his presidential suite and his childhood home in Hyde Park, Poughkeepsie, without the public knowing.

As the president’s railway carriage pulled into the station, there was a elevator which allowed him to enter the hotel unnoticed.

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

Mount Rushmore is most famous for the chiselled out granite that depicts Abraham Lincoln.

But behind the famous US president’s head is hidden room – also known as the Hall of Records, telling the story of America’s history.

Unfortunately this secret room is not accessible to tourists as it is too difficult to reach.

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne

Sitting above the hustling commuters at one of Australia’s busiest train stations is an eerie, abandoned ballroom.

The crumbling room on the third-floor of the station dates back to 1899 and was designed to host events and training. And the ballroom is not the only space abandoned on that floor – there is also a library, a table tennis room, a gym, boxing ring and a billiard room.

These derelict spaces, which have been closed off since 1985, may once again be booming with visitors as the Australian government is investing AUD$ 100 million to redevelop it.

Eiffel Tower, Paris

The most iconic tower in France, which may surprise holidaymakers that it has a secret apartment.

Engineer Gustave Eiffel apparently built himself a private apartment back in 1889 that only he could access.

But now visitors will also be able to get a glimpse of his apartment, fully restored with all its original features, when they head up the tower.

Vasari, Florence

Situated in the heart of this Italian city is a mysterious, art-adorned corridor that connects the Uffizi Gallery to Pitti Palace.

It dates back to 1565 and was originally created with the lavish decor to commemorate Francesco I and Joanna of Austria’s wedding.

This decadent passageway has been undergoing renovation work and will soon be open to the public for the first time.

Leonardo Da Vinci Statue, Rome

Standing by Fiumicino-Leonardo Da Vinci Airport, this famous 60ft bronze statue has welcomed travellers to the city everyday for 56 years.

And for 46 of those years it had a secret that no-one knew about. According to Atlas Obscura a worker renovating the statue in 2006 found a hidden hatch half way up.

Inside, two parchments were found. One detailed the area’s history whilst the other listed those who attended the opening ceremony back in 1960.

The story comes after Express.co.uk revealed images of an eerie, abandone waterpark in this popular holiday destination.