Inventions

Four antique Baldwin trains are kept on display in the Mal Tiempo train depot.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

Cuba's historical trains remind natives of their country's sugary sweet past.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

Haven for steampunks.

Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.