The Romance of Ukraine's Tunnel of Love (opens in new tab)

No doubt you've seen pictures of this fairy tale tunnel through the forest. You may have wondered where it is, or even if it's real. It is very real. This forest sequence is in northwest Ukraine, near the town of Kevlan. It's called Tunel Kokhannia, or the Tunnel of Love. You might wonder who gets the job of maintaining such a beautiful passage, and the answer is... nobody. This is the result of not maintaining a railway. As the forest grew closer to the tracks, the train itself snips off any...