Transportation

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

The Netherlands is home to a bridge printed out of reinforced concrete.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.