The World’s Most Random Slides

As the inventors of SplashWorld, we just love slides. And, after hearing about the new giant slide installation at London’s Hayward Gallery this summer, we went on a mission to track down more slides in places you wouldn’t expect…

In a railway station

Ever find yourself trying to fight your way down an escalator on the tube because somebody is standing on the wrong side? Well, there’s a train station in the Netherlands – called Overvecht – where you can skip the steps altogether and take a slide instead. We’ll have some of those in London, too, please.

In airports

It seems France and Singapore heard about this as they’ve got in on a piece of the sliding action, too. Lyon Saint Exupery Airport features a 6-metre-high stainless steel corkscrew slide in its chill-out zone, which also has big TV screens and comfy seating. Six metres not high enough for you? Changi Airport in Singapore has one that’s twice the height.

In the street

A nightclub isn’t the only place in San Francisco you’ll find an unexpected slide. There’s a road called Seward Street where 2 concrete slides have been built into a small hill. Locals and tourists alike head there to ride down them on pieces of cardboard.

At a university

There’s no excuse for being late for a lecture at the Technical University in Munich. Not when there are slides that can get you from the 4^th floor to the ground in just seconds. Although, if it was us, we’d probably spend our day riding the slides, rather than going to classes.

In a nightclub

There’s a nightclub in San Francisco where you’re guaranteed to make an entrance, because the route into the building is via, you’ve guessed it, a slide. This legendary club has been open since the 1800s, and was originally a secret speakeasy bar. Access used to be through a hidden doorway, which only a select few knew about.

Source : firstchoice[dot]co[dot]uk

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