Places mbatesel Wants to Go

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Inside a grand Victorian-era carriage house is the oldest automobile collection in the United States.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The first project by the Bureau of Reclamation illustrates both the upsides and downsides of reclamation.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.