Männerbad Schanzengraben

"Swimming Along Zurich's Old City Wall This is river swimming at its most civilized. Zurich’s oldest badi, the men-only Männerbad Schanzengraben, is tucked away near the stock exchange and surrounded by the ivy-draped old city wall (you’ll miss it if you don’t look for it). Come evening, the badi transforms into the popular Rimini Bar, where both men and women mingle on floor cushions and rugs lining the pool’s edge."

"Walk Along the Schanzengraben Canal The Limmat River and Lake Zurich might be the showstoppers, but it would be a pity to overlook the charming Schanzengraben Canal. Built as a city fortification system in the 17th century, the canal is now lined with wooden boardwalks and sandstone slabs, and runs from the Gessnerbrücke past the Mannerbadi to the mouth of the lake at Bürkliplatz. It’s at its prettiest near the Baur au Lac hotel, but the action—water polo!—happens near the Selnaubrücke."

"At Männerbad Schanzengraben, a male-only bath located on the Schanzengraben moat under the Old Botanical Garden, Zurich’s Hasidic men and executives in $5,000 suits strip down for a few laps during lunch hour, called the mittagspause, or “midday pause.”"