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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Meet the Woman Who Climbed Every One of Pittsburgh's 739 Public Staircases
To explore her adopted hometown, Laura Zurowski took things step by step on the hilly city's historic routes.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Isle of Safety
The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.
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Podcast: The Cincinnati Subway
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
HĂ¥verud, Sweden
HĂ¥verud Aqueduct
A railway, a waterway, and a roadway all in one, suspended over a rushing river.
infrastructure
Podcast: Monongahela Incline
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Zeitz, Germany
Deutsches Kinderwagenmuseum (German Stroller Museum)
Take a stroll through the history of prams, carriages, and other ways we move babies around.
Corinne, Utah
Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway
This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.
Indianola, Mississippi
B.B. King’s Tour Bus
A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.
CancĂºn, Mexico
Old Airport Control Tower
One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.
Washington, D.C.
The Transportation Walk
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo Railroad Watchman Tower
This relic of transportation history still stands in this Indiana city.
cars
Taxi Drivers in Xalapa Are on the Job in One of the Most Dangerous Cars Ever Made
The notorious Nissan Tsuru has long been the city's de facto taxi. Now, change is coming for the vehicles, and for the people who drive them.
automotive history
Is This the End of the Cannonball Run?
No rules, no pit stops, and definitely no speed limits.
art
Guatemala's Tricked-Out 'Chicken Buses' Have Lots of Stories to Tell
These old American school buses are a fixture of daily life across Central America.
Asmara, Eritrea
Eritrean Railway
Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.
Uonuma, Japan
Tadami Train Line
Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Dale’s Wheels Through Time
A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.
Frankfurt, Germany
Verkehrsmuseum Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt Transit Museum)
This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.
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