A swimming pool is a swimming pool — right? Wrong. Not when a swimming pool is also a violin, a rectangle or the Philadelphia Flyers logo. Those designs are among the five we're featuring in this look ...

Designed in 1948 by Thomas Dolliver Church, the kidney pool—and its artistic ethos—got everyone hooked on the hedonistic California dream. As a part of our 25th-anniversary celebration, we’re ...

Following last week’s heat wave, when temperatures across the U.S. spiked to 10 degrees higher than normal levels, many are seeking the cooling relief of backyard pools. But beyond the ability to ...

Crank the temperature to 30 degrees, pop out a Sunnyboy icy pole and let’s go down Aussie summer memory lane. Remember the kidney-shaped pool? When growing up, any kid at school with one in the ...