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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Railway Museum

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Knoxville Incline Overlook Park & Greenway

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.
Čiobiškis, Lithuania

Padaliai-Čiobiškis Ferry

The river-powered ferry dates back to 1970s.
Ramsgate, England

Royal Harbour, Ramsgate

Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour has the unique status of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.
A white stone with "3M" carved into it along a bike path
Brooklyn, New York

'3M' Mile Marker on Ocean Parkway

The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.
Houyet, Belgium

Halte Royal d'Ardenne

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent Metro Stations

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.
The Car Barn has a collection of street cars from over 120 years, including Margaret, Rosie, Betty, and Matilda.
transportation

Fixing the World’s Oldest Trolleys Is Like Solving a Century-Old Jigsaw Puzzle

As mechanics at the Car Barn in Dallas know, you can’t just order a part from 1909.
Greg Christensen August 17, 2023
Nevada

Pritchard's Station

A remarkably well-preserved stage stop from the late 19th century in a remote part of Nevada.
The unsanctioned Cannonball Run—an approximately 2,700-mile race from New York to California—involves driving extremely, illegally fast on public roads.
roadside attractions

6 Winding Tales of Epic Road Trips

Including the United States' first coast-to-coast car adventure, its fastest, and one of its absolute worst.
April White August 11, 2023
Charlemont, Massachusetts

Shunpike

The place where travelers of the Mohawk Trail forded the Deerfield River rather than pay the toll at the turnpike bridge.
Curtiss-Robertson Robin, J-1D
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Shannon Air Museum

This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.
Mbala, Zambia

Propeller from the SS Good News

The propeller from the first steamship launched on Lake Tanganyika.
cars

The Coast-to-Coast American Road Trip Is 120 Years Old

In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.
Frank Jacobs June 18, 2025
List

14 Places to See a Transportation Transformation

Where they're going, we don't need roads.
Jonathan Carey May 24, 2023
Monterrey, Mexico

Museo del Ferrocarril Antigua Estación del Golfo

A Beaux-Arts architectural surprise and a charming nostalgic tour through northern Mexico’s railway revolution.
Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885.
boats

The Oldest Rowboat Ferry in England Is Not Slowing Down

The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.
Jo Caird May 11, 2023
A swallow in Griebnitzsee
Potsdam, Germany

Griebnitzsee Rauchschwalben (Griebnitzsee Station Swallows)

A local train station entrance hall doubles as a sanctuary for barn swallows.