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The columns looking out over the Venetian Lagoon.

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Marmore Falls.

Cascata delle Marmore (Marmore Falls)

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

Compton Hill Water Tower.

St. Louis, Missouri

Compton Hill Water Tower

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

Permanently Closed

The Blue Lake.

Fairbourne, Wales

The Blue Lake

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

Parc des Chutes de Montauban.

Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Québec

Les Chutes du $5

The falls were named for the mistaken idea that they were the ones pictured on the Canadian $5 bill.

Salzburg Almkanal, Städtischer Arm

Salzburg, Austria

Almkanal of Salzburg

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

The lake in the winter.

Lappajärvi, Finland

Lake Lappajärvi

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.

Dowles Brook, in Worchestershire, England's Wyre Forest.

Mapping the U.K.'s Many, Many Names for Streams

One man's brook is another man's allt. Or nant. Or gill. Or burn.

Cara Giaimo October 23, 2017

Watch Ophelia's Winds Send a Cumbrian Waterfall Into the Sky

Another strange effect of a profoundly strange storm.

Natasha Frost October 19, 2017

Surfing at the finals of Red Bull Unleashed.

Dolgarrog, Wales

Surf Snowdonia

Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.

The salt hill.

Egerszalók, Hungary

Salt Hill

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

Floating gardens, Inle Lake.

Taunggyi, Myanmar

Floating Gardens of Inle Lake

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

Torrevieja, Spain

The Pink Lake of Torrevieja

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

The headwaters at Lake Itasca

Lake Itasca, Minnesota

Headwaters of the Mississippi River

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Lord Howe Island is one of the surviving landmasses of the lost continent of Zealandia.

Amazing Ways to Visit Zealandia, Earth's Lost Eighth Continent

Eight places where you can explore the sunken landmass above water.

Kerry Wolfe October 9, 2017

Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Bethesda, Maryland

Naval Surface Warfare Center

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.

Excavated remains, including salting pans at the Villa del Alamillo

Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain

Roman Fish-Salting Factory

Remnants of the rich history of fish salting in this ancient Mediterranean port town.

Albert Baldwin Wood is at center during the dedication of his pumps in 1915.

New Orleans Has Been Using the Same Technology to Drain the City Since the 1910s

The Wood screw pumps are mechanical marvels, but the turbines that power them are another story.

Sarah Laskow October 6, 2017