Museum Stoomgemaal Winschoten in Oldambt

You're standing at the Winschoten steam pumping station, on the north side of town, near Oostereinde. A pumping station drains water from low-lying land, and this one is truly special. It's one of only nine steam pumping stations left in the Netherlands, and the only steam-driven screw pump in the world. The screw is a giant spiral that turns the water upwards.