well, it's not local to ME, but last week I was in Johnstown, PA, famous for floods......but the most fascinating thing I saw was The Inclined Plane , created after the flood to provide access to a new, more expensive community, on *higher ground*.....this strange system has 'almost' been discontinued several times since, but someone always steps in to keep it running....it seems to be a permanent tourist attraction now. Yes, it WILL take an automobile up that hill. (The speaker we heard at the meeting I attended said it used to be double-decker, with horse & wagon above, and passengers below, but that was not a popular configuration!)

Rides are, I believe $2.25 round trip...what a view!