Shot Towers

This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.

One of the oldest of its kind.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.