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Berlin, Germany

Bent Metal on Two Cars

Likely the world’s only place where you’re meant to skate on top of cars.
Windhoek, Namibia

Joe's Beerhouse Mini Cooper

Atop one of Windhoek's most popular eateries is a monument to Namibia's most resilient vehicle.
Nice, France

A Sunday in Nice

A cast iron Fiat 500 sculpture overlooks the sea at Port Lympia.
Kingman, Arizona

Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum

The world’s first museum dedicated solely to electric vehicles.
Avoca, Iowa

Volkswagen Beetle Spider

Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.
An art car in Harrod Blank’s Art Car World museum in Douglas, Arizona
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The Houston Art Car Parade: Americana Icon

In a country so dependent on cars, art cars are fun, colorful rebellion.
The Podcast Team September 29, 2025
Los Angeles, California

Casa de Cadillac

Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.
Sunrise, Florida

Dauer Museum of Classic Cars

Curated collection of classic cars restored to immaculate condition.
Harrisville, West Virginia

Cliff’s Museum of Car Memorabilia

A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.
Eskişehir, Turkey

Uğur Mumcu Park

This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist.
Food-shaped vehicles have been around for at least a century.
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On the Road in a Giant Almond

Nothing captures the attention like big food on wheels.
Anne Ewbank March 31, 2025
For the last 30 years, Ivan the Terra Bus has dutifully transported people between Antarctica's airfields and research stations. The 2024–25 summer season marked Ivan's final days on the ice.
science

One Last Ride for Antarctica’s 'Ivan the Terra Bus'

After more than 30 years as an iconic fixture of the polar research station, this beloved bus is bidding farewell to the southern continent.
Allegra Rosenberg March 27, 2025
New Baltimore, Michigan

Stahls Automotive Collection

A massive collection of vintage cars in an industrial-style building.
Loud traffic bows down to a silent savior.
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Mimes Directing Traffic in Bogotá Had Surprisingly Loud Impacts

Behavioral scientists applaud a quiet yet theatrical shift in societal thinking.
Abi Cole March 4, 2025
The Fiat <em>cremino</em> has been around for more than a century.
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Volkswagen Sausage and the Enduring Appeal of Culinary Car-Industry Crossovers

Fiat chocolate? Or how about an iconic pepper grinder?
Anne Ewbank January 13, 2025
Gueux, France

Reims-Gueux F1 Circuit

A road that ends in the middle of a farmer’s field is one of the only remnants of this once-famous racetrack.
Maricopa, Arizona

Dwarf Car Museum

One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Hollywood Cars Museum and Liberace Garage

The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'