Factories

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

The location of Puerto Rico's first water bottling plant, thanks to a collaboration between Mother Nature and technology.

One of the oldest, well-preserved water treatment facilities in all of Europe.

An eerie gravel road full of shards of red bricks leads to the ruins of a deserted factory.

The former textile factory is now an oasis for the arts.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.