Water

An ancient irrigation system that turned arid deserts into oases.

Water demonstrates its carving power along a Cumbrian trail.

A Roman water tunnel still flows 2,000 years on.

A river hides a charming medieval bridge.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

Mineral well linked to the final days of a beloved Scottish poet.

An iconic fountain dedicated to the Roman goddess Flora stands in the heart of Mumbai.

A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

This enchanting spring, steeped in local lore and a touch of royal history, was said to be the place where newborns were collected, rather than being delivered by storks.

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

This color-changing crater lake in El Salvador is occasionally impenetrable to sunlight.

The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.