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The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.

Ride aboard a centuries-year-old steam engine and explore dozens of trains parts, including an unusual "comboose."

Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.