Payphone Booths Saving People's Bacon Around the World
Payphone booths are a rarity these days, but you can still find working ones if you look in the right places. The thing is… there's no right place for a payphone. And the weirder the place, the better the experience you'll have making a call.
Cellphones erased the need for payphones a while ago, but they could be real life savers back in the day, when there was no other way to call your mom to tell her you were going to be late for dinner or that you needed her to pick you up from somewhere.
Payphone fans - yes, that's a real group of people - are still hunting the globe for the last working payphones in existence, and some of them are finding phones in places they probably shouldn't be. However, they probably saved more than one life back in the day, when they were the kings of communications.
Old Timer
This payphone in Winston, Salem is still working and has an address book, in case you need to look for someone in the old-fashioned way.
Spotted in the wild
This payphone booth could also be a secret door to a spy organization.
Theme Park Payphone
This theme park in Turkey has payphones for when you really need to share your fun with someone.
Train station
Need to call someone right before taking a train to nowhere, like you're in a movie? Here's the payphone for you.
Road phone
A payphone on a crossroads? Probably to call the devil himself.
Movie theater payphone
A payphone for when the movie is just too good to wait until you get home.
Races' payphone
Not sure if this one is for humans or horses.
Home Payphone
People living in the middle of nowhere might get terrible cellphone service, but a great opportunity to use a payphone.
Hiker's phone
This payphone in Harper’s Ferry is ideal for hikers or for calling the date that didn't show up.
Arcade phone
For when you beat a high score or needed more quarters to keep playing.
Adams County Museum
Some people thought this payphone was part of the exhibition, but it's actually working.
Yosemite
Legend says this payphone grew naturally. No one planted it there.
Venice payphones
Venice payphones look like jetpacks and can be found all around the canals.
Mystery Cave State Park
National Parks seem like the best place to have a payphone.
Metro payphone
Great for photos and movies, but nobody is using them to actually call.
Japanese payphone
Japanese payphones had bright colors and made you feel like you were calling someone important.
Ice Machine Phone
Gas stations and drugstores in the middle of the road still have working payphones that can save your life.
Milton, Florida
Someone got really angry during a phone call from this payphone, but it's still working.
Airport payphone
Forgot something on your way to the airport? Make a call!
