Rivers

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

A beautiful stretch of Bangladeshi river known for its high quality sand is possibly more remarkable for its color changing water.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.