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Lowfield Heath Windmill
Charlwood, England

Lowfield Heath Windmill

A group of committed locals restored this centuries-old windmill to its original condition.
Windmill Blades with Sail Rigging
Cambridge, Maryland

Spocott Windmill

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.
St Cross Chapel at the Mill
Surrey, England

Reigate Heath Windmill

The world's first consecrated windmill.
Ballycopeland Windmill
Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland

Ballycopeland Windmill

The last working windmill in Northern Ireland.
Solvang's Rundetaarn replica
Solvang, California

Rundetaarn Replica

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.
Tullyboard Windmill 3.
Portaferry, Northern Ireland

Tullyboard Windmill

This windmill was used for well over a century.
Summersville Lake Lighthouse
Mt Nebo, West Virginia

Summersville Lake Lighthouse

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.
This windmill was shipped in pieces from Nørre Snede, Denmark, and reassembled in 1976 by over 300 volunteers.
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Iowa's 'Denmark on the Prairie' Creates Hygge Away From Home

The tiny town has imported a 19th-century windmill and starred in two Danish TV shows.
Stacy Brooks February 19, 2020
Stone Windmill
Austin, Texas

Stone Windmill

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.
Elk Horn is home to an authentic 19th-century windmill that was shipped in pieces from Norre Snede, Denmark, in 1976.
Elk Horn, Iowa

The Danish Windmill

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Herkules Windmill
De Veenhoop, Netherlands

Herkules Windmill

This Dutch windmill has its roots in an American invention.
Whitlee Wind Farm
Eaglesham, Scotland

Whitelee Wind Farm

The biggest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.
The Hayground Windmill.
East Hampton, New York

Hayground Windmill

This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.
De Zwaan and the tulips.
Holland, Michigan

Windmill Island Gardens

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Brouwerij’t IJ

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Arcadia, California

Denny's Windmill

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.
Comet Windmill
Penong, Australia

Penong Windmill Museum

A tiny town's spinning, whirling propeller collection holds Australia's largest windmill.
Nottingham, England

Green's Mill

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.