Rivers

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

Nature's slip and slide.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

One of only two places in the world where two rivers cross each other without the waters mixing.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.