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Madrid, Spain

Chamberí Ghost Station

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.
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Dublin, Ireland

The Long Room Library at Trinity College

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

Hogan's Alley

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Arlington, Virginia

Rosslyn Metro Escalator

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
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Prague, Czechia

Rozhledna Doubravka

A massive, abstract lookout tower providing a panoramic view of Prague.
kvdraffin Added by kvdraffin
Cittadella, Italy

Cittadella City Walls

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Charleston, West Virginia

'Power'

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.
Added by ivettgabriella
Quepos, Costa Rica

El Avion Restaurant and Bar

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
New York, New York

Dyckman Farmhouse

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Lorton, Virginia

Beehive Brick Kiln

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.
Added by blimpcaptain
Hamburg, Germany

Miniatur Wunderland

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Added by NathanRisinger
Wuppertal, Germany

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Added by Alpha
West Berlin, New Jersey

Diggerland USA

Destructive children, start your engines.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Los Angeles, California

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
anhie Added by anhie
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Germantown White House

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elfreth's Alley

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Added by jhnmcarthur
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eastern State Penitentiary

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Dylan Added by Dylan
London, England

The Embassy of the Republic of Texas

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Traffic Light Tree

A student driver's nightmare.
Genki Added by Genki
London, England

The Mail Rail

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Sacramento, California

Safetyville, USA

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.
easydistance Added by easydistance
Altoona, Pennsylvania

Leap-The-Dips

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown Inclined Plane

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.
Added by yamsaynot