MUSEUMOFSOVIET
ARCADEGAMES,
MOSCOW,RUSSIA
Letyourinnerretro-sci-finerd
runriotamongdozensof
mostlyfunctioningSoviet-era
arcademachines.Visitorsare
suppliedwitha paperbagfull
of 15-kopekSovietcoins,
whichfireuptheseColdWar
recreationaldinosaursthat
wouldlookcomfortably
at homein episodesof the
originalStarTrek.
FThemuseumis a three-minute
walkfromKuznetskyMost
metrostation,andis open
11a m –9 p m d a i l y (15 k o p. r u ).Be a kid againMOUNTAINRAILWAYS
OFINDIA
Ina countryknownforits
swelteringsummers,hill
railwaysupto coolerclimes
offeranescaperoute– and
thefeelingof steppingintoa
fantastictrainset.Threeof
theseheritagetrainsare
Unesco-listed:theKalka-
ShimlaRailway(pictured),
theNilgiriMountainRailway
andthetrulydinkyDarjeeling
HimalayanRailway.
FNilgiriMountainRailwayis
in TamilNadu,whiletheother
twoarein theHimalayan
regions of northern India.OLYMPICBOBSLEIGH
ANDTOBOGGANING,
LILLEHAMMER,NORWAY
Reachingspeedsof 75mph
andfacingforcesof 5Glooks
likesomethingyoushould
leaveto bobsleighexperts,
especiallywhenthetrackin
questionwasbuiltto hostthe
WinterOlympics.Butin
Lillehammer– Norway’s
oldestwinterresort– they’ll
letalmostanyonehavea go.
FLillehammeris 110miles
northof Oslo.Thebobsleigh
trackis at Hunderfossen,
ninemilesfromtown
(olympiaparken.no/en).RICHARDSON
ADVENTUREFARMCORN
MAZE,ILLINOIS,USA
Everyyear,graphicartists
redesignthetenmiles
of mazeonthisfarm
(actuallyfourinterlinked
smallermazes),to fanciful
newheightsof whimsy.
Comeautumn,it’sall
abouttheunbridledjoyof
runningthroughtheworld’s
largestcornmaze.
FTheadventurefarmis 63
milesnorthof Chicagoand
is openin Septemberand
Octoberonly(richardson
adventurefarm.com).Tap into a childlike sense of wonder, and find pleasure in the simple thingsPHOTOGRAPH: PHILIP LEE HARVEY