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Holly, Colorado

Pleasant Hill Memorial

A monument at the site of the Towner School Bus Tragedy, which lead to changes in school bus safety.
Jardín, Colombia

Teleférico la Garrucha (Garrucha Cable Car)

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?
The short section of track in the middle of the roundabout.
Basingstoke, England

Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway

This may be the smallest length of railway in the United Kingdom.
The old Esso station.
Landrum, South Carolina

Silver Springs Filling Station

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.
Cable car.
Takamatsu, Japan

Mt. Yashima Ropeway

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.
Video

What's the Point of Pointing in Japan?

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The shoebox lunch has become a symbol of resilience.
food

How 'Shoebox Lunches' Made Black Travel Possible During Jim Crow

Humble shoeboxes allowed African Americans to dine with dignity.
Nicole Taylor March 27, 2020
Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station.
Tokyo, Japan

Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.
Lexington Avenue between 105th and 106th streets, Manhattan, 1913.
infrastructure

The Duo Who Documented the Birth of NYC's Subway

For brothers Pierre and Granville Pullis, photographing the sprawling system was intrepid, precise work—not unlike the construction itself.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 6, 2020
Historical Marker at Yates Park.
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."
A relatively quiet moment in a standard dormitory room.
ships

The 30-Hour Ferry Rides That Keep Indonesia Connected

With more than 6,000 inhabited islands, the country can’t rely on air travel alone.
Alex Pflaum February 24, 2020
Ribblehead Viaduct
Chapel-le-Dale, England

Ribblehead Viaduct

This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.
The stop is located on Rotterdam's Museumpark, a popular artistic district.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Kunsthalte (Witte de Withstraat Tram Stop)

An art installation memorializing a tram stop, which became a tram stop.
Oakley, Utah

Oakley Diner

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?
London, England

Supper Club Tube

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.
The Omsk Metro sign, installed when officials still expected the subway to open, still crowns the entrance.
tunnels

This Siberian Subway System Has Just One, Non-Functional Station

Omsk was promised a Metro system in 1979. Forty years later, locals salute a subway that never saw the light of day.
Yuri Litvinenko December 18, 2019
Cycling Through Water.
Genk, Belgium

Cycling Through Water

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.
Westfriedhof
Munich, Germany

Westfriedhof Station

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.