Places Lost Leopards Wants to Go

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A lonely house representing railroad history tells the stories of those who rode the rails.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.