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View of the exposed bridge looking north, 2008.

Tallassee, Tennessee

Abrams Creek Underwater Bridge

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

Sand filtration pits repurposed as tree planters.

Denver, Colorado

Carpio Sanguinette Park

An innovative local park built from an abandoned sewage treatment plant.

The "5 pm chime" can include music, civic announcements, and more.

Every Day at 5:00, Japan Tests Its Disaster Warning System With Folk Tunes

The "5 pm chime" has taken on many meanings over the years.

Allan Richarz June 13, 2019

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic."

Clachan-Seil, Scotland

Clachan Bridge

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

Medieval Aqueduct of Biar

This 15th-century aqueduct with distinctive pointed arches was used for irrigation in the Vinalopó valley.

The dam below the bridge, making it look like more water is running beneath.

Regina, Saskatchewan

Albert Memorial Bridge

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

At oven level. A narrow canal separates the banks.

Leetonia Beehive Coke Ovens

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

Facing east.

Punakha, Bhutan

Punakha Suspension Bridge

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

Khaju Bridge.

Khaju Bridge

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

Tanggula Railway Station

Tanggula Railway Station

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

Lance M. Fritz, right, the chairman, president and CEO of Union Pacific, rechristens locomotive 4014 alongside his wife, Julie Fritz, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on May 4, 2019.

America's Train Fans Are Having One of the Best Weeks of Their Lives

It's all thanks to Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive.

Justin Franz May 7, 2019

Stone Arch Dam.

The Stone Arch Dam

Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.

Buffalo, New York

Silo City

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

London, England

Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

Drumheller, Alberta

Star Mine Suspension Bridge

Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.

Damage from a tank shell.

Berlin, Germany

Stadtbahn Viaduct World War II Damage

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

The city of Pripyat was an atomgrad—atomic city—built to house the technicians and workers at plant and their families. By April 1986, the town had a population of almost 50,000, but was small enough that it could be crossed on foot in 15 minutes.

Life in Pripyat Before, And the Morning After, the Chernobyl Disaster

When the scale of a tragedy dawned.

Adam Higginbotham April 22, 2019

Berlin, Germany

Schöneberg Gasometer

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.