Built in 1930, this former department store headquarters is considered the finest type of Art Deco architecture in Los Angeles.
This 25-yard competition-sized pool is found within the Kneller Athletic Center of Clark University. It is home to Clark's men's and women's swimming and diving teams.
Known as the oldest heated pool in the United Kingdom, these public baths were almost demolished to make room for new apartments until local residents petitioned to save their beloved historical landmark.
This four-star hotel in Oetz, Austria began as a two-room inn, but remains a family-operated establishment pioneering the hospitality industry.
From the CommunityNot only is this one of the best hotels in the world, it's also the set location for the 2005 film "Lost in Translation."
The design of this 19th century recreational center in Poland was selected from 44 submissions during an architectural competition.
Take in a dip in the former celery capital of the USA.
This classical swimming pool in Bristol, U.K. was built as a part of a campaign to ensure the local population had access to bathing facilities.
Built in 1914, this bath was one of the largest in Europe and during its heyday hosted up to 10,000 visitors per day.
Built by the first licensed female architect in California, this pool is part of the historic Berkeley Women's City Club, now open to all genders.
This public pool in Edinburgh, Scotland was opened to promote good hygiene, but survived as a century-old testament to Victorian style.
From the CommunityShuttered since 1991, this historic pool in Berlin was built to support sanitation efforts during the Industrial Revolution.
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This Victorian venue offers Edinburgh's only authentic and publicly available Turkish baths, one of three remaining in the country.
From the CommunityOpened in 1912, the Chateau Laurier has hosted guests and events in the heart of Ottawa for more than a century.
This heritage-listed swimming pool in Brisbane is one of Australia's oldest pools still in use today.
This historic pool is attached to a library - an unusual pairing that was once quite common.
This olympic-sized pool is within a sports center at the first nonsectarian and non-politically affiliated university in Colombia.
This swimming pool is the oldest of its kind in Antwerp, Belgium, but was considered a modern marvel when it was built in the 1930s.
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.
This is the last remaining of eight public Edwardian baths built in Leeds between 1899 and 1904.
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.
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.
From the CommunityOpened in 1916, this German pool was considered one of the largest and most modern of its time.
This romantic pool is within a luxury hotel that is also the sixth largest private residence in world.
This hotel is one of the last and best-preserved 19th-century resort hotels in the United States.
This marble-lined pool is housed in an Art Deco recreation complex on the site of even older public baths.
From the CommunityThis Tudor Revival co-op, one of Chicago's first, contains a hidden Moroccan-style pool. It also housed a small zoo featuring common farm animals.
In its heyday, this pool was popular in all seasons as it converted in winter to a dance floor and bowling alley.
This is the oldest indoor pool in Vienna and was the first to largely abolish gender segregation.
These baths are part of Hungary's largest thermal pool complex with 15 spring-fed pools.
AWA visted hereThis pool's modern aqua tones were adopted in 1904, and is the home base to where Scottish Olympic medalists are known to swim and train.
From the CommunityThis former clubhouse for American expats in Shanghai is now a complex of shops and restaurants.
This Japanese onsen features a traditional bathhouse painting by artist Kiyoto Maruyama.
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This pool exists within a private Canadian high school for girls that divides its students into different houses, much like the mythical school of Hogwarts.
Designed by a neighborhood architect in 1898, this Art Nouveau public pool is the oldest in Berlin.
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