Bergen, Norway
Fløibanen Funicular
A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.
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Bergen, Norway
A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.
Bridgnorth, England
This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.
Osijek, Croatia
A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.
Vienna, Austria
This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.
Meybod, Iran
Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.
Provincia de Dos de Mayo, Peru
This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.
Torrevieja, Spain
Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Parnamirim, Brazil
You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Minneapolis, Kansas
A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Hull, England
This long-distance walking route follows the Prime Meridian line as it passes through England.
Manchester, England
This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.
Shelburne, Vermont
A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.
Heidelberg, Germany
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Charlotte, North Carolina
This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.
Charlotte, North Carolina
This scented city oasis was a labor of love.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Ticonderoga, New York
A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Portugal
A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.