Inventions

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.