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Rummu Underwater Prison
Rummu, Estonia

Rummu Underwater Prison

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Underwater Museum at Cape Tarhankut. (Panoramio)
Olenivka, Ukraine

Underwater Museum at Cape Tarkhankut

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.
Rokers Point Settlement, Bahamas

Underwater Plane Wreck Near Staniel Cay

One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.
Main house
Feldbach, Switzerland

Synergy Village

A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.
Laguna Quilotoa
Ecuador

Laguna Quilotoa

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
The Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs, Arkansas

The Arlington Hotel

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
paintings

Watch an Artist Recreate Impressionist Masterpieces in Water

Who knew art could be this wet?
David Doochin July 11, 2016
Barefoot Line
Florence, Wisconsin

Badwater Ski-Ters

A surprisingly large number of show waterski teams are located here in Wisconsin.
The biggest - Webster's Falls
Hamilton, Ontario

City of Waterfalls

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.
islands

These Scientists' Field Site Competition Will Make You Consider a Career Change

How beauty and boredom led to a #fieldworkfaceoff
Sarah Laskow July 7, 2016
Mossy waterfall
Gémenos, France

Parc de Saint-Pons

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.
Chamonix, France

Lac Blanc

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
news

Beijing is Sinking up to 4 Inches Every Year Because They're Using Too Much Water

It doesn't look good.
Erik Shilling June 30, 2016
fires

Watch a Man Throw a Bucket of Water at the Olympic Torch and Miss

It was a good try.
Erik Shilling June 28, 2016
ships

Massive New $5.2 Billion Panama Canal Opens

A Pyrrhic victory?
Erik Shilling June 27, 2016
insects

Found: Giant, Swimming, Venomous Centipedes

Sigh.
Sarah Laskow June 27, 2016
Pipeline
Mundaring, Australia

Goldfields Water Supply Scheme

An engineering masterpiece, or “Scheme of Madness?”
Scrap metal sculpture
Listvyanka, Russia

Museum Retro Park

A tiny park off the beaten path covered in ingenious scrap metal sculptures.