Bus stops are interesting street furniture items. Everybody’s got them, nobody’s are the same (although New York’s new corporate steel ones are strikingly generic) and we pretty much all use them at least a few times every year.So why do they tend to be so poorly designed and boring?

As Toxel’s listicle of 15 Unusual and Creative Bus Stations proves, bus stops don’t have to be boring. They can have swings, hammocks, green roofs, air conditioning, soccer nets and any other number of fun features. We especially like Atlanta’s delirious postmodern bus stop (at right). We could wait there for hours.

(via Urlesque)