Flip for This: 12 Crazy and Creative Skate Ramps & Parks

Amazing Grand Canyon Skateboard Jump
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The crazy-looking temporary ramp Bob Burquist had built for this impressive Grand Canyon jump is noteworthy in its own right – a massive slide that enabled him to base jump right down into the depths of the canyon.

Dubai Skate Ramp Shaped Like the Arabic Word for Art
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Dubai’s Tashkeel Art Studio created this sculptural ramp, which is shaped like the Arabic word for ‘art,’ as part of a larger movement of “skateparks as public art.”

Octopus Skate Pool
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Skating this pool in Lugano, Switzerland gets an extra dimension from the addition of a bright octopus mural by Swiss artist collective Nevercrew.

The Skate Park That Isn’t Really a Skate Park
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From afar, it kind of looks like someone managed to achieve the impossible: turning pure sand on a beach into a skate park. Get closer and you’ll realize it’s all an illusion. New Zealand crew 3DSD is known for their head-turning 3D effects drawn onto the shores of North Island using sticks and rakes.