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Taiwan
Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall
Where Taiwan found its oil...
Buckeye, Arizona
Palo Verde Energy Educational Center
Get up close to a life-sized model of a spent-fuel dry cask and learn how Arizona’s largest power plant operates in a desert.
Monterrey, Mexico
The Tree Growing Inside a 7-Eleven
This store may be part of a well-known chain, but it stands out due to the tree growing through the middle of it.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
The Gasworks Museum
Former coal-powered facility turned museum.
London, England
Oval Gasholder
How did a fuel storage container become one of the most famous sights in the sporting world of cricket?
architecture
Star Forts Are Military History, and the Base of Some Strange Conspiracy Theories
Examining why these ubiquitous, obsolete fortifications carry an air of mystery.
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17 Places That Harness the Power of the Sun
From restaurants that run on solar ovens to the largest solar tower in the world.
Hellishelðivegur, Iceland
Hveradalir Geothermal Area
A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.
Renslow, Washington
Wild Horse Wind Farm
A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.
pyramids
Novak Djokovic and the Power of a Bosnian Pyramid
The "miraculous energy" at this controversial site in Visoko has attracted many believers, including the tennis great.
Coulee City, Washington
Summer Falls
This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.
Tummel Bridge, Scotland
Tummel Bridge Hydro Power Station
One of Scotland's earliest hydroelectric power stations.
secret
The U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power at Remote Bases 60 Years Ago
It didn't go well.
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Podcast: Shoreham Power Plant
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Madrid, Spain
Nave de Motores de Pacífico (Pacifico Engine Shed)
Built to power trains, the engines in this building provided the entire city of Madrid with electricity during the Spanish Civil War.
Rubicon, Australia
Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme
One of the oldest operating hydroelectric power schemes in Australia.
food
Why Do Marine Animals Love Gobbling Up Gelatinous Jellyfish?
Moon jellyfish are mostly water—but one part of these slippery creatures is surprisingly nutritious.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Westinghouse Atom Smasher
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
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