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The pattern at 4th Street and Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, California

Origami Intersections

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.
Washington, D.C.

Inaugural Parade Center Line

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
The causeway from Wakering Stairs.
Southend-on-Sea, England

The Broomway

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Pedestrians inside the St. Pauli Elbtunnel
Hamburg, Germany

St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
The Can Opener takes another victim.
bridges

5 Spectacular Transportation Failures

Infrastructure, you had one job...
Meg Neal February 20, 2017
Street sign for Lois Lane
Worcester, Massachusetts

Lois Lane

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.
Permanently Closed
The 300-year-old tree.
Arbutus, Maryland

The Arbutus Oak

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.
Bell at Mission Santa Inez
San Luis Obispo, California

The Bells of El Camino Real

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
Miami, Oklahoma

Route 66 Sidewalk Highway

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.
Brașov, Romania

Strada Sforii (Rope Street)

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
Island Lamp at night, intersection of Madison Road and Edwards Road
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Yellow Lamps

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
Rua do Amendoim.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Rua do Amendoim (Peanut Street)

Cars mysteriously roll uphill on this street.
Winnats Pass
Hope Valley, England

Winnats Pass

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom
Look out!
roads

A Highway in Austria Was Terrorized by Drunk Birds

The starlings got wasted off fermented berries, and then hit the streets.
Cara Giaimo October 6, 2016
Fort Kent, Maine

America's First Mile

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Monument and park dedicated to Dr. McCarroll with plaque detailing her deeds
Indio, California

Dr. June McCarroll Monument

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.
cemeteries

Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.
The extraordinary Eshima Ohashi bridge
Sakaiminato, Japan

Rollercoaster Bridge (Eshima Ohashi)

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.