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Besançon, France

Astronomical Clock of Besançon

One of the world's most complex timepieces.
Offaly, Ireland

Leviathan of Parsonstown

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.
Highland, Scotland

CairnGorm Mountain Railway

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Mülenen, Switzerland

The Niesenbahn

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England

Saltburn Cliff Lift

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark

Museum Obscurum

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
London, England

Brunel Museum Grand Entrance Hall

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
Flåm, Norway

Flåmsbana (Flåm Railway)

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
York, England

Shambles of York

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Paris, France

Musée National de la Marine

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.
Örencik, Turkey

Gobekli Tepe

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Forres, Scotland

The House of Automata

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
Laconia, New Hampshire

American Classic Arcade Museum

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.
London, England

Difference Engine #2

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
Kunming, China

Shilin Stone Forest

270 million year-old forest of stone.
London, England

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre

Traveling collection of amazing automata.
London, England

Crossness Pumping Station

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
Berlin, Germany

Museum of Unheard of Things

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
London, England

The Lost River Fleet

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.