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Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes del Morro (Morro Castle)
23.1503, -82.3570
Willowbrook, Illinois
TWA Flight 529 Memorial
41.7793, -87.9544
Madrid, Spain
Facade of the Former MĂ¡rmoles Molina Shop
40.4140, -3.7065
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Ruins of the Ferenc JĂ³zsef Bridge
47.4859, 19.0539
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Amid War in Ukraine, Nature Survives in Unexpected Ways
The war has brought suffering and devastation—and "war-wilding," a surprising ray of hope.
Duboka, Croatia
Pelješac Bridge
Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.
Passu, Pakistan
Passu Suspension Bridge
Unrefined, uneven, and unstable—this is the real McCoy of Pakistani suspension bridges.
Vulcan, West Virginia
Vulcan Bridge
This rural bridge gave the government of West Virginia a red scare.
Santiago Tepeyahualco, Mexico
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
In the 16th century, a Franciscan monk pulled off a construction miracle by building a Roman-style aqueduct to save the town of Otumba, Mexico, from certain death.
London, England
Holborn Viaduct
London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.
Bend, Oregon
Tumalo Dam
The ruins of a failed dam that was built over land later described as a "sponge."
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This Annual Pipe Walk Maps a Medieval Tradition in Bristol
The St. Mary Redcliffe Pipe Walk honors a legal agreement dating back to the days of Richard the Lionheart.
London, England
Sloane Square Tube Station
One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
San Juan, Philippines
El Deposito Underground
The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.
Fontana, Malta
Knight’s Wash House
Where the people of Gozo have been doing laundry for more than six centuries.
London, England
Statue of James Henry Greathead
This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.
San Juan, Philippines
Arko San Juan
The only remaining section of an aqueduct that used to supply water to Manila during the Spanish occupation.
Zaragoza, Spain
Sewers of Caesar Augusta
The Museum of the Forum of Caesar Augusta showcases the city's ancient Roman sewage system.
Anderton, England
Anderton Boat Lift
The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."
London, England
Victoria Park's Old London Bridge Alcoves
These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.
Pilchowice, Poland
Pilchowice Hydroelectic Dam
The tallest stone dam in Poland was opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II himself.
Lenexa, Kansas
Lake Lenexa Dam and Spillway
An artistically engineered dam designed to honor the relationship between humankind and nature.
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