Waterworks

Reachable only by foot, the ruins of the 1800s pump house and dam that supplied water to Durham, North Carolina, until 1927 sit by the scenic Eno River.

Raised catwalk walk through the trees alongside a river starting from an abandoned and colorful pumping station.

A miraculous well, hidden away in the middle of a meadow.

This ancient Roman cistern has been the source of many legends throughout the centuries.

A 190-year-old water-powered sawmill brought back to life by retirees who refused to let pioneer ingenuity gather dust.

The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.

Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.

The history of West London’s water supply.

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.

The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.

The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

Geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure before being used for irrigation