Transport

Pyongyang, North Korea

Kaeson Station, Pyongyang Metro

The descent to the train platform takes more than three minutes.

Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey Ferry Line

A ride on the Turkey ferry is a voyage not only across continents but through time.

Dakar, Senegal

Dakar Railway Station

This architectural throwback also serves as a stark reminder of Senegal’s colonial past and inclusion in the federation of French West Africa.

South Island, New Zealand

Ski-Plane

The founder of this aviation-based business piloted the first retractable ski-plane in September of 1955 (with the adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary among his passengers).

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hot Air Balloon

It is tradition that each time a hot-air balloon lands, champagne is shared.

Tangalle, Sri Lanka

Amanwella

This resort exemplifies the style known as tropical modernism.

London, United Kingdom

Vickers Viscount

A turboprop airliner designed by Sir George Edwards, who oversaw the development of the supersonic 'Concorde'.

Thrumster, Scotland

Thrumster Station

A short-lived light-rail stop between Wick and Lybster in Scotland’s county of Caithness—known enigmatically as the “Land Beyond the Highlands” -- remains in good condition.

Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, United States

Snowcat

Hop in a snowcat, and enjoy the ride through thick pine forests until eventually hitting a dead-end at an enormous underground vault shrouded in secrecy.

Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States

Ranger III Ferry

Isle Royale is the most commanding island of a 200-islet archipelago in Lake Superior, which has the biggest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world.

Beatenberg, Switzerland

Beatenberg – Niederhorn Cable Car

This Swiss Cable Car is located in a town with medieval origins - and an origin story that involves slaying a dragon.

Stockholm, Sweden

Djurgården 10

A ferry that transports visitors around the beating heart of SwedenA ferry that transports visitors around the beating heart of Sweden

Leigh, New Zealand

Fishing Boat

A tiny, picturesque fishing village.

Fujikawaguchiko, Japan

Fuji Electric Railway

This Railway shares a surprising partnership with a railway across the world -- in Switzerland.

Cape May County, New Jersey, United States

Wildwood

Bill Haley and the Comets launched the hit single “Rock Around the Clock” from the stage of the Wildwood’s Hof Brau Hotel.

Port Said, Egypt

Port Said Ferry

This Egyptian city was built to accompany the digging of the Suez Canal.

Palm Springs, California, United States

Mercedes 220S Cabriolet

This 1959 Mercedes cabriolet take center stage when flying down roads of Palm Springs with the stars.

Bariloche, Argentina

Modesta Victoria

The ship has a capacity for 300 passengers and has carried princes and presidents.

Cyberport, Hong Kong

Minibus

The ride you’re about to embark on is not for the faint of heart.

Holzegg, Mythen, Switzerland

Brunni-Holzegg Cable Car

The hike up the Grosse Mythen is quite a popular pastime with almost 50,000 locals and international mountaineers scaling the great peak annually.

Turin, Italy

Historic Line 7

This "moving museum" offers tours of the ancient city of Turin by historic tram car.

Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands

Strandfaraskip Landsins

Since roadways are scarce, this public transportation company provides ferry service connecting the eighteen islands of the Faroe Island archipelago.

Brunico, Italy

Ruis Cable Car

Located in the Dolomites, the Ruis Cable Car transports passengers up to the Kronplatz mountain peak.

Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Yōrō Railway

Opened in 1913, the Yōrō Railway travels through Japan's landlocked Gifu Prefecture.

Deep River, Connecticut, United States

Becky Thatcher Riverboat

This 1870s riverboat replica travels the Connecticut River.

North Platte, Nebraska, United States

Bailey Yard

Bailey Yard is the largest railroad classification yard in the world.

Powys, United Kingdom

Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway

Now a heritage rail, the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was created to connect the remote Welsh countryside with the market city of Welshpool.

Palm Spring, California, United States

1955 Lincoln Capri

Enter the Lincoln Capri, launched in 1952 - or as the car would become known as: “the nearest sensation to flying”.

Sare, France

Petit train de la Rhune

To Basque peoples, la Rhune is the “good pasture” upon which their cultural artifacts are preserved, and out the window of the petit train, you can awe at them all.

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Cogwheel Railway

One of the oldest tram lines in Budapest that can take you up slopes higher than the Eiffel Tower.

Ramsgate, United Kingdom

East Cliff Lift

This historic Lift brings local and national interest to Ramsgate as an example of the development of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.

Salzburg, Austria

Grossglockner

Winding through the Alps, the Grossglocker High Alpine Road is the highest surfaced mountain pass road in Austria.

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States

Vineyard Cup Regatta

The annual Vineyard Cup Regatta takes place in the waters surrounding Martha's Vineyard each July and speaks to the island's proud sailing tradition.

Cusco, Peru

PeruRail Titicaca Train

The Titicaca Train is an elegant means of travel between the ancient Incan capital of Cusco to the city of Puno - located on the shores of Lake Titicaca - via a luxurious 1920s-style train car.

Graubunden, Switzerland

Rhaetian Railway

Established in 1888, the Rhaetian Railway is the largest private railway network in Switzerland and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.