32 Items Tagged

Steam

Ayapua Boat Museum

In a past life this steamboat hauled rubber and passengers up and down the Amazon.

Lancashire, England

Bancroft Mill Engine Museum

A steam-powered survivor in the Forest of Bowland.

Exbury, England

Exbury Steam Railway

Denied an electric train set as a child, a wealthy man built this railroad instead.

London, England

The London Museum of Water & Steam

The history of West London’s water supply.

Glasgow, Scotland

Paddle Steamer Waverley

This vessel is the final ocean-going paddle steamer in the world.

Propeller from the SS Good News

The propeller from the first steamship launched on Lake Tanganyika.

The Shieldhall, assisted by a tug, is silhouetted by the afternoon sun

Southampton, England

SS Shieldhall

Built as part of a "sludge fleet" that transported sewage, this historic steamship now mostly moves people.

Indiana Steam Clock

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Steam Clock

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

Nosed out of the Engine House

Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

These ovens turn the streets of Beppu into hell's kitchen.

The Japanese City Where Food Is Steamed in Hell

Chefs have been cooking with Beppu's hot-spring “hells” for centuries.

Florentyna Leow March 25, 2022

Cars in the Poway barn.

Poway, California

Poway Midland Railroad

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

The recreated <em>Götheborg</em> sailed into Stockholm as part of the celebration around Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling's wedding on June 19, 2010.

To Build an 18th-Century Ship, Shipwrights Had to Remaster a Lost Craft

It took a lot of careful planning to once again bend wood with giant steam boxes.

Sarah Durn November 9, 2021

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

Sulphur Springs

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

Port Erin, Isle of Man

Isle of Man Steam Railway

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

New York, New York

Matryoshka at Wall Street Bath & Spa 88

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

One of the museum's locomotives.

Essex, Connecticut

Essex Steam Train

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

Meet the Man at the Controls of the World’s Largest Steam Locomotive

After restoring the monster locomotive, Ed Dickens is hitting the rails.

Justin Franz February 14, 2024

For Ancient Mesoamericans, the best way to chill was to get really, really hot.

Ancient Mesoamericans Calmed Down and Hooked Up in Sweaty Steam Baths

Temazcales helped indigenous people let off steam, until colonialism came along.

Sabrina Imbler August 21, 2019