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A Las Vegas Bathroom and 9 Other Unexpected Places to See the Berlin Wall

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Portions of the Berlin Wall in the men's restroom at Main Street Station casino in Las Vegas. (Flickr user Bryan Hughes) In the Main Street Station Casino in Las Vegas, men can do something they would have been severely punished for doing in Berlin pre-1989: pee on the Berlin Wall. In reality, a glass barrier prevents any urine from splashing on the historic wall, but the men's room at the Main Street Station Casino does have a section of the Berlin Wall, upon which three urinals are mounted. Boyd Gaming Corporation, who currently owns Main Street, told CNN that the Wall was already in the bathroom when the company bought the property. Female patrons aren't completely out of luck—according to CNN, they can request that a security guard escort them into the bathroom to look at the Wall. Source
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Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

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