Celebrate the ingenuity and imagination found in the world around us. 24/7 episodes of Modern Marvels, television's most innovative series.

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Come take a trip across the incredible Mackinac Bridge, and discover why it's one of the world's most amazing construction projects.

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Mackinac Bridge

Produced in Scotland and the American South, whiskey is popular, has a colorful history, and is one of the world's oldest drinks.

Distilleries

From vending to video games, payphones to parking meters, explore the inner workings of the coin-operated world.

Coin Operated

The History Channel narrows its focus and shines the light of "Modern Marvels" onto very specific items most people come into contact with on a daily basis. Vending machines, distilleries, the butcher's trade -- all these and more are examined in minute detail. From the rapidly disappearing pay phone to the science of salt and the intricacies of a truck stop, cameras capture the hows and whys of things people may take for granted.

S1 E4 | Mackinac Bridge

E4 | Mackinac Bridge

E3 | Distilleries

E1 | Coin Operated