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Winter Garden, Florida
Central Florida Railroad Museum
An unsuspecting brick building outside Orlando houses decades of train ephemera.
Aranjuez, Spain
Museo de FalĂºas Reales (Royal Barges Museum)
A collection of riverboats of the Spanish royal family in a quaint museum.
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14 Precarious Roadways
From a Bolivian mountain path to a single-track road traversing the Scottish countryside.
Manchester, England
Rolls-Royce Reg. No. AX148
One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry
This Connecticut ferry has been operating in some form since 1655.
Prague, Czechia
Prague Hlavni Nadrazi Vestibule
A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Derelict Junction
Quite possibly the most isolated bus stop on Earth.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum
In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.
Concord, Massachusetts
Grave of Anne Rainsford French
The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.
Medora, Indiana
Medora Covered Bridge
At 431 feet and 10 inches, this is the longest historic covered bridge in the United States.
Zadar, Croatia
Zadarski Barkajoli
The medieval ferry service has been going strong since the 14th century.
Genoa, Italy
Genova-Casella Railway
This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.
Laughlin, Nevada
Don Laughlin's Classic Car Museum
The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Steamtown National Historic Site
The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Funicular de Guanajuato
Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.
Genoa, Italy
Principe-Granarolo Funicular Railway
Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.
Mexicali, Mexico
Boeing 727 Crash Experiment
This mangled and twisted wreckage left by the side of a Mexican road was no accident, but a planned crash in the name of science and safety.
Sanderson, Texas
Sanderson Station
Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.
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