Explore hauntingly beautiful stations and silent airports where history lingers in every abandoned hall and forgotten stretch ...

Abandoned railroads hide stories—and engineering challenges. In this first episode, a determined builder designs a mini truck equipped with rail-compatible wheels, exploring how innovation and ...

The plan was a 12-mile bike loop starting at the crumbling gate of the Schuler estate to Jackworks and beyond, returning via the Bryant Ridge and Tyler roads to the Wagon Box Corners Trail (also a ...

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...

If there's one thing you could never say the U.S. has too little of, it's roads. Some folks like driving or cruising down streets with minimal traffic, while others are struck with immediate road rage ...

For the second day in a row, an army of workers descended on the abandoned Ada Lewis Middle School in East Germantown on Tuesday to clear shrubs and debris after the body of Kada Scott was found in a ...

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The story of a 60-year struggle to convert abandoned railroads into trails for cycling and walking. Edward Norton narrates the story of one of the most unlikely social movements in American history: ...

Ohio’s hiking trails are beautiful. Showcasing the state’s natural beauty and diverse landscapes, these special routes always renew our appreciation for the Buckeye State. Yet there are a handful of ...

In 1940, drivers lined up for hours to be the first to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened at midnight on Oct. 1, 1940. Journalists at the time called the Turnpike a “dream highway” and ...

The fate of vehicles abandoned on highways, as well as in parking lots, public spaces, repair facilities, and empty parcels of land, depends on local guidelines. As it stands, there are no federal ...