Whether for safety regulations, art or advertising, pedestrian crossings around the world have been modified with colorful and unusual designs, ranging from flowers and zebras to piano keyboards and magnificent pictures.

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To attract visitors to the zoo, missing animal parts were painted on the zebra crossing. Tourists are also welcomed with a lamp-post decorated with a giraffe print.

A crosswalk on one the streets of California is designed with floral ornaments.

Crosswalk similar to a piano keyboard, Ontario, Canada.

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The word “Look!” reminds busy New Yorkers to be careful when crossing the road.

A floral ornament printed on one of the streets in Oakland's Chinatown (California) delights the eye of passersby.

This pedestrian crossing reminds Montreal’s road services of a fish skeleton.

In the American city of Baltimore pedestrians, are invited to play hopscotch while crossing the road.

Creative advertisement for a public utility in Los Angeles adorns the roads crosswalk.

A huge zipper appeared on the streets of Baltimore as part of a city-wide initiative to bring art into public spaces.

In expectation of World Football Championship 2014, soccer balls were drawn on pedestrian crossings near the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Multicolored crosswalk in Wynwood district in Miami is the local’s favorite place for taking selfies.

A day without cars in the Mexican city of Guadalajara was marked by the creation of an unusual crosswalk.
