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Electricity

A Brooklyn Rapid Transit electric streetcar in 1908.

Brooklyn, New York

Canarsie Trolley Graveyard

Residents of this Brooklyn neighborhood may be unaware their houses sit atop a buried trolley graveyard.

Richmond Station, Turbine Hall.

Striking Photos of Philadelphia’s Abandoned Power Stations

The monolithic stations of the Philadelphia Electric Company.

Anika Burgess November 16, 2016

In this 1867 illustration, a crowd of scientists watch in horror as Andrew Ure makes the lifeless body of Matthew Clydesdale tremble and twitch with electricity.

The Real Electric Frankenstein Experiments of the 1800s

Why scientists during the late 18th and 19th centuries conducted crude experiments with reanimating corpses.

Lauren Young October 31, 2016

Makarau, New Zealand

Gibbs Farm

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Aerial photograph of Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

San Bernardino County, California

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

How Photographers Captured Electricity When It Was New

Looking through a lens at the discovery that changed the world.

Anika Burgess July 6, 2016

Permanently Closed

View from the platform

Swaffham, England

Green Britain Centre Wind Turbine

Climb to the top of this windmill for a scenic panorama and up-close look at wind energy production.

Permanently Closed

Netherlands Electricity and Radio Museum

Hoenderloo, Netherlands

Netherlands Electricity and Radio Museum

This small electronics museum is full of whirring, humming, clicking ephemera.

Franklin flies his fateful kite–while angels that look suspiciously his younger self repeat some of his earlier electrical experiments in the background.

Shocking Scenes From Benjamin Franklin's Experimental Electricity Parties

Cara Giaimo January 6, 2016

The Eye of the Wind

North Vancouver, British Columbia

The Eye of the Wind

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

Why Can't the World Just Pick One Design for Plugs?

Ernie Smith November 2, 2015

The Ohio Superstore That Beat Walmart by Giving Up Electricity

Sarah Laskow September 28, 2015

Permanently Closed

Electronic wonders indeed

Food Shark Museum of Electronic Wonders & Late Night Grilled Cheese Parlour

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

Temple of Power

Marblemount, Washington

Temple of Power

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

Insulator Ranch

Quilchena, British Columbia

Insulator Ranch

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

Cragside

Morpeth, England

Cragside

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

Niagara Mohawk Building

Syracuse, New York

Niagara Mohawk Building

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

A Temple to the Electrical Dawn: Budapest’s Abandoned Art Deco Power Station

Jennifer Walker August 4, 2014