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Parma, Italy

Gallery delle Fontane

A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.
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Podcast: Gocta Waterfalls

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 15, 2022
Victoria Font
Bristol, England

Victoria Font

Designed to celebrate the queen's 40th birthday.
Itinerary

Discover the Endless Beauty of the Pine Tree State

For vast vistas and surprising sights, check out these Maine marvels.
From the base of the creek
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Seven Tubs at Pinchot State Forest

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
Floral and bestial designs around the tap basins.
Rockville, Connecticut

Cogswell Memorial Fountain

Dr. Henry Cogswell hoped that his elaborate drinking fountains would dissuade people from drinking alcohol.
A levee divides wetlands and a salt pond, colored vibrant red by halobacteria, in San Francisco's South Bay.
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Vivid Images Capture A Stunning Shift in San Francisco's Salty South Bay

An ambitious wetlands restoration project attempts to balance a return to the area's ecological past and the realities of a changing future.
Skylar Knight August 29, 2022
Conewago Potholes
Bainbridge, Pennsylvania

Conewago Potholes

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.
A 1,200 years old dilapidated temple with a water tank.
Nagpur, India

Karpur Baoli

Locals say the water level in this 1,200-year-old tank never goes down.
'The Area With Ljubljana's Own Weather'
Ljubljana, Slovenia

'The Area With Ljubljana's Own Weather'

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.
Sign on the Wreck Bell.
Queenscliff, Australia

The Wreck Bell

This bell was once used to summon rescue crews when ships fell victim to the treacherous waterways.
Round Spring
Round Spring, Missouri

Round Spring

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.
Big Spring from afar.
Van Buren, Missouri

Big Spring

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.
Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes
Bélesta, France

Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes

Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.
Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard, Switzerland

Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

The largest underground lake in Europe.
Amidon Gorge
Fredericktown, Missouri

Castor River Shut-Ins

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.
Weathered remnants of the old wooden box flume.
Carson City, Nevada

Virginia City Flume

Ruins of the original wooden flume that carried water to Virginia City are still visible high on the Virginia Range.
mermaids

Video: Diving Into the Mermaid Capital of Texas

From the must-see ecosystems to the larger-than-life mermaids, San Marcos and its submerged springs are an oasis from all things ordinary.