Dams

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

This partially completed dam was simply abandoned after nearly destroying the city it was built to service.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

This underground power plant looks more like a super-villian's lair than a public work.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.