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Swimming Pools

Watch a Groovy Synchronized Swimming Routine From the 1960s

Complete with pineapple-esque swim caps.

Atlas Obscura August 12, 2016

How Racism Kept The World's Fastest Swim Stroke Out Of The Pool

We've known since 1844 that freestyle is a superior stroke.

Sarah Laskow August 11, 2016

A Survey of the Most Ridiculous Anti-Drowning Devices of the 1800s

Victorian life preservers invited both drowning and mockery.

Natalie Zarrelli August 4, 2016

The Incredible Swimming Pools of Vintage Las Vegas

What happens in Vegas quite often stays in the UNLV Archives.

Anika Burgess August 3, 2016

Watch the Construction of an Olympic Pool in 30 Seconds

A Michael Phelps-paced time-lapse triumph

Atlas Obscura August 2, 2016

Villavieja, Colombia

Tatacoa Desert

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

Kayaking Lake Bacalar

Bacalar, Mexico

Laguna de Bacalar (Lake of Seven Colors)

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

Permanently Closed

Abandoned pool with Gate House in the distance

Roslyn, New York

The Ruins of Harbor Hill

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

Video Wonder: Synchronized Swim Skating

Tao Tao Holmes February 12, 2016

Homestead Crater

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Kastrup Sea Bath

Kastrup, Denmark

Kastrup Sea Bath

This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.

Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kravice Waterfalls

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

100 Wonders: The Blue Lagoon of Buxton

Dylan Thuras September 17, 2015

Snorralaug

Reykholt, Iceland

Snorralaug

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

To Sua Ocean Trench

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

It's Finally Summertime: 8 of the World's Coolest Swimming Pools

Eric Grundhauser May 14, 2015

Seljavallalaug swimming pool

Skogar, Iceland

Seljavallalaug

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Steingrímsfjörður, Iceland

Drangsnes Hot Tubs

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.