Elevators

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.