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Brembilla, Italy

Ponte del Cappello

Can you see the face staring out at you from the buttress of this bridge?

Ronks, Pennsylvania

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.

Veteran's Memorial Bridge

Now abandoned, the first reinforced concrete bridge in Alabama still stands over the Pea River.

Electric City Trolley Museum

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Electric City Trolley Museum

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.

Scranton Iron Furnaces

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton Iron Furnaces

Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.

Leesburg Lime Company Kiln

Leesburg, Virginia

Leesburg Lime Company Kiln

The hulking remains of the Leesburg Lime Company Kiln lie dormant behind a historical marker close to the W&OD trail.

The Mountain Submarine

Central City, Colorado

The Mountain Submarine

The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.

Sutro Tunnel

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

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Southampton, England

Mulberry Harbour Wreckage

Some of the last remaining relics of one of World War II's most important invasions.

Vienna, Austria

Rathaus Paternoster

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

Banavie, Scotland

Neptune's Staircase

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

Giants of St. Dunstan-in-the-West

The Astounding World of Automata

From mechanical dragons to storytelling clocks, 18 marvelous machines.

Jonathan Carey September 15, 2023

The old gasification plant in Gas Works Park, Seattle

25 Places to See the History of American Industry

From factories turned into parks to the preserved remains of mills and furnaces.

Jonathan Carey September 1, 2023

Old Tunnel Mill

Vernon, Indiana

Old Tunnel Mill

This former mill tunnel was blasted under the ridge to divert a portion of the Muscatatuck River.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Gainesville-Midland 301

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

Mörsdorf, Germany

Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay

Germany's longest suspension rope bridge.

Bristol Well

Beehive charcoal kilns and slag deposits mark this late 19th century camp centered on a smelter.

Renslow, Washington

Wild Horse Wind Farm

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.