No need to go out of the way to see it. But if you must, then go at night when they illuminate it. During the day, it is just a lifeless white cube.

Since the Olympics the Water Cube has remained an Olympic size swimming pool for swimmers and swimming events. The unique place is without doubt mesmerizing from outside, light reflecting on the sides.

i heard that the night view is nicer than the day time, so we went here after having our dinner at the olympic park mall nearby. the water cube looks really beautiful at night. the lights for both bird's nest and water cube were turned...More

The green Rio pool is already drained and disused, but this water cube is still going strong since 2008. It's both a tourist attraction and public pool. Nice to have a look inside and see the grand scale of this place. They have many fast...More

This is the National Aquatics Centre where the 2008 Olympic swimming events were held. It looks like a huge blue box from which it gets its nickname, the water cube. Beautiful to view from the outside especially at night when it's all lighted up. Entrance...More

Visited the place in the evening.Nothing extraordinary.vast open ground for a carefree stroll. Very popular with locals.

Good spot to visit in Beijing, this stadium hosted the swimming events for the 2008 Summer Olympics, and its design looks beautiful on the outside. Even if you do not buy tickets to go inside, which you should not since it is closed for maintenance,...More

Went there at night but wasn't very impressed.. compared to the stadium nearby it's nothing special :)

It's a really fun day, they have entertainment often round the pool, the waves also happen every hour or so... and they have an amazingly cool slide.. you get in a tank standing, it closes, wait and countdown I think was 5seconds then the floor...More

The water cube is an amazing spectacle to view from the outside! Sitting in the plaza next to the Bird's Nest, it's beautiful to look at from the outside....giving memories from Michael Phelps Olympic Run at 8 gold medals! However, on the inside, it's very...More