Showing posts with the label Road

The Largest War Memorial in The World is a 243 Kilometer Highway

Feb 11, 2021

When the First World War ended, the soldiers who had participated in it and were lucky enough to survive, returned to their homes. As in all...

The Cobbled Hell of Trouée d'Arenberg

Jun 13, 2020

The famous cobblestone road through the forest of Saint-Amand-Wallers, in France. Photo: Radu Razvan/Shutterstock.com The forest of Sain...

Via Cava: The Cave Roads of Tuscany

Jul 17, 2019

In southern Tuscany, there is a mysterious network of old pathways deeply entranced into massive rocks appearing like narrow canyons flanked...

Appian Way, The First Roman Road

Sep 27, 2017

Of the many things the Romans were famous for, roads rank pretty high in the list by importance, along with bridges, viaducts and canals. To...

Elfreth's Alley: America’s Oldest Residential Street

Jul 27, 2017

In Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood near the Delaware River, close to Interstate 95, is a historic cobblestoned street lined with thirty...

Tokyo’s Iconic Shibuya Crossing

Nov 19, 2016

It’s hard to believe that in a mega metropolis like Tokyo, one of the biggest attraction is not a tower or a statue or a museum or a park, b...

Germany Opens Bicycle Superhighway

Jan 2, 2016

Intercity travelling by bicycles is about to become a reality in Europe, as Germany opens the first ever superhighway for bicycle-only traff...

Musical Roads That Play Melodies When Cars Drive Over

Nov 16, 2015

A Japanese engineer by the name of Shizuo Shinoda was digging with a bulldozer when he accidentally scraped some markings into a road with i...

Pikeville: The City That Moved a Mountain

Nov 4, 2015

Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, in Kentucky, along the Levisa Fork — a tributary of the Big Sandy River — lies the thriving city of Pi...

M-185: The Only US Highway Where Motor Vehicles Are Banned

Sep 28, 2015

Highway M-185 in the U.S. state of Michigan, is the safest road in America because it is the only state highway in the nation where motor ve...

Baldwin Street, The Steepest Street in The World

Apr 20, 2015

Located in the city of Dunedin, in southern New Zealand, the Baldwin Street has earned the distinction of being the steepest street in the w...

Ebenezer Place, The Shortest Street in The World

Dec 7, 2014

“Blink and you’d miss Ebenezer Place,” writes Anne Ward, author of Nothing to See Here: A Guide to the Hidden Joys of Scotland , a guide boo...

Cedar Avenue of Nikko, The World’s Longest Tree-Lined Avenue

Apr 29, 2014

The Cedar Avenue of Nikko, in the city of Nikko in Japan, stretches for 37 km and lined on either side by some 13,000 cedar trees, known as ...

Irohazaka Winding Road, Japan

Feb 26, 2014

Irohazaka are a pair of winding roads connecting the lower elevation around central Nikko, in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, to...

The Green Belt Along The World’s Longest Desert Highway

May 5, 2013

The Tarim Desert Highway across the Taklamakan desert, in China, links the cities of Luntai and Minfeng on the northern and southern edges o...

Rua Goncalo de Carvalho: The Greenest Street in the World

Mar 11, 2013

Rua Goncalo de Carvalho is a street located in Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Flank...

Snake Alley – The Crooked Street

Mar 3, 2013

“The world’s most crooked street” is a contested title. While most publications recognize the Lombard Street in San Francisco, California, ...

The Shambles, York: The Most Medieval Street in England

Sep 11, 2012

Located in the heart of the city of York, England, the Shambles is an old mediaeval street, often called Europe's best preserved. This s...

The Twist and Turns of Transfagarasan Road, Romania

Jul 31, 2012

The Transfagarasan mountain road or national road 7C is the second-highest paved road in Romania, and considered by some to be the most dram...

World's Longest Yard Sale on U.S. Route 127

Jun 4, 2012

The World's Largest Yard Sale, also known as the Highway 127 Corridor Sale or simply 127 Yard Sale , is an outdoor second-hand sale held...