The Largest War Memorial in The World is a 243 Kilometer Highway
Kaushik Patowary
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...
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The Cobbled Hell of Trouée d'Arenberg
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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...
