35 Strange “Treasures” People Found Hidden Inside Old Homes

Old houses are full of charm, creaky floors, and occasionally… deeply cursed surprises.

These weird finds range from oddly cool to straight-up unsettling—hidden rooms, vintage relics, and things that probably shouldn’t be oozing. It’s part horror movie, part treasure hunt, and we can’t stop looking.

1. 80’s Gatorade

2. First Prize String Beans From September 1945 Found In My 102 Year Old Patient’s Basement

3. Found Under The Floor Boards In A 1800’s House

4. How Funny! My House Was Built In 1925 And I Am Tearing The Fireplace Out. In The Walls I Found Something Wrapped In Newspaper

5. I Found These In A Crawlspace In My Basement Mildly Curious

6. Helping Friend’s Mum Clear Out Her House, Found Her Sexy Vatican Calendar (She’s 94)

7. My Septuagenarian Mom Still Has Her ‘97 Softsoap Container To Match Her ‘97 Fish Bathroom

8. Found Cleaning Out My Grandparents House That They’ve Lived In Since 1965

9. 1940’s Unused Roll Of Toilet Paper

10. Still Wrapped 50 Year Old Condoms From Around 1971

11. My Grandfather Worked In A Pringles Factory. Yes There Are Chips In There

12. Unopened Welches Jelly Jar From 1994. Found This At An Estate Sale This Summer

13. The Original Key To My House Built In 1937. It Still Unlocks All Of The Doors In The House. The Creepy Thing Is, The Bedrooms Only Lock/Unlock From The Outside

14. Thirsty Anyone?

15. Canned Peaches From The Carter Administration. Found In Mom’s Cellar. Peaches Canned In 1976

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17. Granny’s Freezer Had An 84 Year Old Biscuit With A Note

18. Other People Inherit Money Or A House; I Inherit The Heinz Ketchup Limited Black Edition

19. Breakfast With Barbie Cereal Expired In 1990

20. Chips From ’94. Cleaning Out A Hoard, And Found These

21. Forgotten Emergency Snacks Found In Our Earthquake Kit From The 90’s

22. Cleaning Out My Grandma’s Pantry And I Found These Jarred Preserves From 1964

23. This Soap I Found At My Grandmas House

24. Poptarts 1991 With Free Vhs Rental

25. My Grandma Still Has An Unopened New Coke Can In Her Fridge From 1985

26. Remodeling My 1918 Home And Found This Battery In The Wall

27. Didn’t Pick Up Almond Extract From The Grocery Store Because I Was Told We Already Had Some

28. Found This Cleaning An Old Mans Basement

29. Cleaning Out My Grandma’s Basement And I Found A Bottle Of Arsenic

30. This Old Seven-Up Bottlers Flavor I Found At Grandma’s House

31. Nanny Kept Everything

32. For All Of Your Chocolate Covered Poison Needs

33. We’re Having A Clear Out At My Nan’s House And We Just Found This Perfectly Preserved Early 1950s Bar Of Yardley’s Soap. Smells Great And It’s Not Cracked At All

34. Cleaning Out Mil Old House

35. Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup. Friend Found It Under An Old House While Doing Pest Treatment

Jason Mustian

Jason Mustian

Jason is a Webby winning, Short-Award losing humor writer and businessman. He lives in Texas with his amazing wife and four sometimes amazing kids.