Funiculars

A funicular is a type of self-contained cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a very steep slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Funiculars':

  • Budapest
  • Greater Blue Mountains
  • Guanajuato
  • Kii Mountain Range
  • Le Havre
  • Lyons
  • Oporto
  • Prague
  • Québec
  • Valparaiso