Canals

Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.

The Afro-Caribbean workers who constructed the Panama Canal built this church-turned-museum in their spare time.

A 1850s pioneer village and interactive museum detail the history of the Wabash Canal in Indiana.

This 19th century wooden span is one of only four retractile bridges in the United States.

Discover what life is like on Amsterdam’s famous canals.

This feat of diesel-powered engineering enabled boats to bypass a series of five locks.

A large portion of this navigable canal runs under Paris's famed boulevards.

The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.

A preserved segment of the old irrigation canal recalls Taipei’s history as a “Water City.”

This massive, ancient canal system was built using only sticks and stones.

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.

Floating on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal is a contorted canal boat that honors the waterway’s heritage.

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.

These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.

Come for the history lesson, stay for the mule-pulled boat rides.