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A bald eagle flies in front of the dam.
Darlington, Maryland

Conowingo Dam

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Longniddry, Scotland

Aberlady Bay Submarine Wrecks

Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.
Rowde, England

Caen Hill Locks

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.
Wilmcote Lock Flight
The Ridgeway, England

Wilmcote Lock Flight

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.
The 516 Arouca Bridge is suspended above the Paiva River.
Arouca, Portugal

Ponte 516 Arouca

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.
List

18 Places to Discover Innovation in Roosevelt Island and NYC

The story of the city that never sleeps is inscribed with a past full of technological innovation, engineering wonders, and scientific discoveries.
Traps at low tide.
Canoa, Ecuador

Corrales Marinos de Monkey Beach

These unusual stone structures are actually fish traps crafted by an ancient civilization.
Granville T. Woods, pictured in an 1895 issue of <em>The Cosmopolitan</em>.
science

Sold: An 1891 Patent by Granville T. Woods, Innovative Black Engineer

Woods was prolific, but was largely forgotten for many years after his death.
Matthew Taub July 22, 2020
Ian Kurtz and Reese Salen (pictured) built the bookwheel with fellow RIT engineering students Matt Nygren and Maher Abdelkawi.
libraries

How Students Built a 16th-Century Engineer's Book-Reading Machine

The bookwheel helps readers browse eight texts at once. The only problem? It weighs 600 pounds.
Claire Voon July 1, 2020
It's huge, with a great sense of humor.
automata

This Gigantic Laughing Kookaburra Is Out to Brighten Your Day

A sculptor hitched the cackling bird to a trailer and is taking it on the road.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 8, 2020
This is just the beginning.
engineering

How to Make a Wild, Wondrous, and Complicated Contraption With All the Stuff in Your House

The social-distancing era is the perfect time to build a Rube Goldberg machine.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 3, 2020
DAF cars
Eindhoven, Netherlands

The DAF Museum

Walk through the history of a Dutch truck manufacturer, from 1928 to today.
Entrance to the Mount Carmel Tunnel
Hurricane, Utah

Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
This is not want you want to see in a sewer.
engineering

How a Massive Fatberg Went From Sewer to Science Museum

The underground menace is now a reminder that people should be kinder to their pipes.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 24, 2020
Dolmen of Guadalperal.
Peraleda de la Mata, Spain

Dolmen of Guadalperal

This 7,000-year-old megalithic wonder covered by a Franco-era reservoir emerges in times of drought.
The iconically red dam, with the peculiar inland lighthouse uphill.
Guanajuato, Mexico

Presa de San Renovato

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.
The flex gates to protect subway stations are tested with lots of water.
floods

How Do You Keep a Subway From Flooding in the Age of Rising Seas?

You seal it up, but you have to test it first.
Isaac Schultz November 21, 2019
Seikan Tunnel.
Japan

Seikan Tunnel

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.