Transportation

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.