Amsterdam, Netherlands
City Hall Urinal
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A palatial art deco restroom.
Dusseldorf, Germany
An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.
Cedar Lake, Michigan
There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
Greenwood, Mississippi
After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.
Morgan City, Mississippi
Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente is preserved in a retired Pittsburgh fire station.
Hudson, New Hampshire
A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Ramla, Israel
You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.
Madrid, Spain
A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.
Paris, France
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.
London, England
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.