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Turquoise
Ahhh... Take a dip in this refreshing collection dominated by aquatic tones of turquoise and teal.
Willaston, United Kingdom
Hadlow Road Railway Station
Once a bustling railway station, this structure in Cheshire, England is now a visitor center in Wirral Country Park.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Portobello Swim Centre
This Victorian venue offers Edinburgh's only authentic and publicly available Turkish baths, one of three remaining in the country.
Berlin, Germany
Stadtbad Lichtenberg
Shuttered since 1991, this historic pool in Berlin was built to support sanitation efforts during the Industrial Revolution.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Chateau Laurier
Opened in 1912, the Chateau Laurier has hosted guests and events in the heart of Ottawa for more than a century.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Moseley Road Baths
This historic pool is attached to a library - an unusual pairing that was once quite common.
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital De Sant Pau
Now a museum and cultural center this space was a fully functioning hospital in Barcelona until 2009.
Bogota, Colombia
University of Los Andes
This olympic-sized pool is within a sports center at the first nonsectarian and non-politically affiliated university in Colombia.
Felicity, California, United States
Church on the Hill
This town, population 2, in the Yuma Desert outside Arizona is home to the Museum of History in Granite, and the "official" center of the world.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan Railways
Japan has the world’s busiest rail network, with a daily ridership of 18.5 million.
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Mannheim, Germany
Herschelbad
This German indoor pool complex was made possible with a donation by a Jewish merchant. His donation came with conditions to ensure the pools remained in public control.
Mount Rose, Grenada
Grenada Chocolate Company
Perhaps surprisingly, this building houses the only chocolate-making company in a cocoa-producing country.
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Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States
Price Tower
This eclectic copper tower designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was meant to stand in New York City, but the Great Depression resulted in it being built in the humble town of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
Post Office
The post office for the tiny town of Wrangell, Alaska features an epic mural installed in 1944.
Limassol, Cyprus
Port of Limassol
This port on the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea has an ancient tradition of shipbuilding that is expressed in its colorful fishing boats.
Leeds, United Kingdom
Bramley Baths
This is the last remaining of eight public Edwardian baths built in Leeds between 1899 and 1904.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow Cathedral Mosque
The Moscow Cathedral Mosque is the most prominent mosque in Moscow, one of only four in the metropolis.
San Vigilio di Marebbe, Italy
Riposo al Bosco
The name means, "recreation in the forest," but this family-owned hotel also offers respite from the cold in its retro bowling alley.
Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom
Beverley Road Baths
This Hull, England public bath lives on Beverly Road, a major thoroughfare in Kingston upon Hull. It continues to stand while other similar-era buildings are being lost to time and neglect.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Opened in 2007, this high speed rail system connected 90% of Taiwan's population.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv Metro
The Kyiv Metro is the backbone of Ukrainian public transport. First proposed in 1884, it was seventy-five years before its first five rapid-transit stations opened.
Cambridge, United Kingdom
British Antarctic Survey
Scientists from this research organization were the first to discover the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica.
Potsdam, Germany
Dampfmaschinenhaus
Resembling a Turkish mosque, this pumping station houses a masterpiece of mechanical engineering.
Berlin, Germany
Ernst-Reuter-Platz
This train station sits underneath Berlin's famous street, Straße des 17. Juni, birthplace of the East German uprising and host of the largest party in the world.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Drumsheugh Baths
Popular in Victorian Scotland, this Mediterranean-style bath still features "traveling rings" and a trapeze - entertaining ways to travel from one end of the pool to the other.
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Figaro
A happy little two-door convertible designed as a tribute to vintage microcars.
Shanghai, China
China Telecom
Even after the rise of cellphones and smartphones, public pay phones like this one are still available for free emergency phone calls in Shanghai.
Roseville, California, United States
Tower Theater
This historic theater is currently available to rent.
Berlin, Germany
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
German sports stadium that was renamed to honor a man known in Germany as the father of gymnastics.
Kirkland, Ohio, United States
Holden Arboretum
An industrial visionary bequeathed his estate to build this arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. It is a memorial to the founder's daughter who passed away at the age of 12.
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Bedford Springs Resort
This hotel is one of the last and best-preserved 19th-century resort hotels in the United States.
Hamburg, Germany
Islamic Center
This gorgeous mosque in Hamburg, Germany was the epicenter of support for the Iranian Revolution in Western Europe.
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Umaid Bhawan Palace
This romantic pool is within a luxury hotel that is also the sixth largest private residence in world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
National Art Museum of Ukraine
This art museum in Ukraine was opened in 1904 and is dedicated to Ukrainian art and culture.
Halle, Germany
Stadtbad Halle
Opened in 1916, this German pool was considered one of the largest and most modern of its time.