Lonely Planet launches guide to world’s most spectacular toilets
Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India: Lamas at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery get to be at one with everything even during bathroom breaks. Their "panoramic toilet" is one of more than 100 included in Lonely Planet's "Toilets: A Spotter's Guide." (Picture credit: 500px)
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Log outhouse, Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska: This employees-only wooden washroom helps cut down on yellow snow at Alaska's Chena Hot Springs Resort. (Picture credit: 500px)
Enontekio, Finland: This remote Arctic outhouse, offering a view of Finland's Salmivaara Fell, lies on Europe's most northerly hiking trail. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Toilet island near Placencia, Belize: Inevitably, this one will be used at the precise moment the rescue helicopter flies overhead. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Krafla, Iceland: The shower seems to be fed by geothermal waters, so no need to worry about flushing the toilet if someone's using it. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Jericoacoara Beach, Brazil: Twenty years ago, this beautiful "undiscovered" beach was largely deserted. Now look at it. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Chott el Djerid, Tunisia: These roadside "comfort toilets" stand near the Tunisian desert film location of "Star Wars." Insert your own "use the Force" joke here. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal: At 6,812 meters, Nepal's Ama Dablam is no Everest. But the plumbing is better. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: The towering walls of the Grand Canyon failed to inspire the people who built these privacy-lite campsite toilets. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Encounter Bay, Australia: This bushland eco-toilet serves the surfers and anglers using Waitpinga Beach on Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Taroko National Park, Taiwan: There's no shortage of running water at this bathroom on the Baiyang Waterfall Trail in Taiwan. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Barafu Camp, Tanzania: Losing anything down the toilet is bad news. More so when it leads to a 4,600-meter drop off the side of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada: Twice-daily tides wash away the waste from this wooden outhouse. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Sony Center, Berlin: Standing around trying not to make eye contact with other men has never been so cool. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Red Woods Toilets, Rotorua, New Zealand: These public toilets are encased in shrouds designed by Maori artist Kereama Taepa. Each depicts an extinct or endangered native bird. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Jonsknuten, Kongsberg, Norway: There's no view of the 904-meter Jonsknuten mountain, unless the door is left open. But as Lonely Planet points out, the chances of being disturbed are minimal. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Iceland: Forget the petrified lava, the real attraction of the Laugahraun hiking trail is this triangular toilet. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Taylor Arm Provincial Park, British Columbia: The less said about bears, the better. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Fountain of Toilets, Foshan, China: This flushing fountain made of 10,000 toilets celebrates Foshan's role as the ceramic capital of the world. It's the work of Chinese artist Shu Yong. (Picture credit: 500px)
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Prototype space toilet: This suction-powered facility is designed to help astronauts do their business in zero gravity. (Picture credit: 500px)
