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World's Coolest Pools
Courtesy of Gables Recreation
Coral Gables Venetian
Pool
Coral Gables, FL
Why It’s Cool: History is preserved at this 820,000-gallon man-made lagoon, carved from a coral rock quarry in 1924. The founding father of Coral Gables—George Merrick—designed the pool, which is surrounded by Venetian-style architecture and tropical foliage. Fed daily with springwater, it features two waterfalls, coral caves, even grottoes.
Interesting Fact: It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Currently closed for renovations, the pool will reopen in the summer of 2010.
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