Rivers

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

Though these human-made islands were constructed as an escape for the wealthy, they rarely see many visitors.

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

A quaint village where bomb casings from the Second Indochina War have been repurposed into mundane objects.

This archaeological site was once a grand city of the Indus Valley Civilization with a sophisticated system for conserving water.

This urban stream flowing underneath Tasmania's capital city is also an unofficial gallery for street artists.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.