16 Of The Craziest Public Toilets From Around The World
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One-Way Mirror Bathroom In London
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This 2004 art installation, entitled "Don't Miss a Sec," was the work of Italian artist Monica Bonvicini. This functioning restroom for the public to use sat outside the Tate Britain museum in London. The artist took a prison toilet and surrounded it in a room built of one-way mirrors. On the outside it looks like a mirrored cube, reflecting only you and your surroundings. But inside, the user can see through the glass, giving the feel of using a restroom with no privacy.
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Pod Toilets In London's Sketch Restaurant
Photo: Sketch London / InstagramThere's nothing ordinary about London's restaurant Sketch. Located in Mayfair, London, England, this restaurant is like nothing you've seen before, from its elaborate tables to its unique bathrooms. Entering the restrooms, you will find a colorful ceiling over a sterile, white room, a couple of sinks, and several white, large pods. Rather than a traditional bathroom stall, you'll find individual toilets in each of these pods.
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The Gold Toilet In New York
Photo: Kevin Tynan Bowe / FlickrMany people enjoy the luxury of gold jewelry. But what about gracing your rear end with gold? Inside New York's Guggenheim Museum, you can use a toilet cast in 18-karat gold. In 2016, the Guggenheim featured this piece, entitled "America," by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. But it's not just for show: it's a fully functioning toilet that museum guests can use.
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Jungle Jim's Restroom In Fairfield, Ohio
Photo: flickr / CC0You know those times where you retch at the thought of having to use a porta-potty? Well, retch not at this “porta-potty” at Jungle Jim’s market in Fairfield, OH. At this international market, it seems they set up porta-potties in the midsts of restroom renovations. But when shoppers get a closer look, they find it is a porta-potty door opening into a hallway which leads to a sizable, clean restroom.
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London's Pop-Up Urinals
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This timed toilet disappears into the ground during the day and rises up at night. These toilets, or loos as they are commonly called, were created to help put an end to the growing issue of public urination. From 10 p.m. until the wee hours of the morning, men roaming the streets of London need not worry about finding a place to release the alcohol that has been gathering in their system. Each of these units is connected to London's sewage systems. Unfortunately, this amazing creation doesn't solve a woman's need to relieve herself.
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China's Giant Bathroom
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It's a guarantee you will not have to wait in line for this restroom. Known as the largest restroom in the world, this facility in China has 1,000 toilets and stands four stories high. It is located in China's Yangren Jie theme park, also known as "Foreigners Street." It's become famous for its size but also for its unusually shaped urinals, like the open mouth of an alligator and various colorful large flowers.
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The Madonna Inn's Waterfall Urinals In San Luis Obispo, California
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The Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA, prides itself on its unique restrooms. Inside the men's room, you'll feel more like you're in the great outdoors than a hotel bathroom. It features a stone wall trickling with water, but it's not just for decoration - this is actually the urinal. To top things off, the sinks inside the bathroom are made from colossal clam shells.
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Interactive Urinals In England, Japan, And The United States
Photo: jbl / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0While the conversation about aiming has been raging on for decades, only in 2011 did it become an interactive video game created by the British company Captive Media. LCD screens were installed above pressure sensitive urinals. The concept is simple: the video game is fully controlled by aiming left or right. Now, these interactive urinals can be found all over the world, including Japan and America.
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The Female Urinals In Xi'an, China
Photo: IronBlood / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0Yes, you read that correctly. In Xi'an, China, as a way to both save women's time from lengthy line waits and the environment from over usage of water, engineers have designed and implemented pretty, pink female urinals. Never fear, though, if you find yourself in one of these babies, they come complete with directions for how to use them.
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See the View In Seoul Tower's Restrooms
Photo: riNux / FlickrThe Seoul Tower, located in Seoul, South Korea, is equipped with great amenities like its cable car, restaurants, cafes, and even a theater. But perhaps its greatest amenity is its view from the bathroom. The Sky Restroom is located on the fourth floor of the tower and the glass wall provides astonishing views looking out onto the city.
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Slovakia's UFO Restaurant Urinals
Photo: KK mbell1975 / FlickrThis restaurant was named after the shape of the building that houses it, which looks like, you guessed it, a UFO. Located in Bratislava, Slovakia, UFO provides astounding views of the city. But perhaps its most unique feature is its restroom. Despite the name of the restaurant, the bathroom has nothing to do with extraterrestrials. The simple urinals consist of a metal bucket mounted on a pedestal.
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The Bulletproof Bathroom In Beijing, China
Photo: Keso S / FlickrHave you ever had a fear you were going to be shot while going to the bathroom? Well, in China, there’s a spot you need not worry about. This restroom was built to be completely bulletproof. The bulletproof bathroom can be found in Zhong Guan Village Plaza in Beijing. It was built in response to the terror attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
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The Most Dramatic Restroom In Branson, Missouri
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With so many public restrooms in the world, most are less than thrilling. But Branson, MO, may have the most dramatic and fanciest restroom in history. Inside Branson's Shoji Tabuchi Theatre you can find chandeliers, a marble fireplace, and a hand-carved mahogany pool table. And those are only a few of their amenities. In 2009, they even became the winner of Cintas's America's Best Restroom Award.
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Skier's View Bathroom In Japan
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The best view you can have while going to the bathroom. Though the stall may be small, you're more likely to get a touch of vertigo rather than feel claustrophobic. In the restroom of a Japanese ski resort lies a stall with a skier's point of view. This stall features 360-degree wallpaper depicting the view from the top of a mountain. Looking down at your feet, you'll even find the floor painted with a pair of skis.
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The Orange Outhouses In Tel Aviv, Irael
Photo: Miriam Sommer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0These delightful little public restrooms might just give you an added vitamin C boost along with the sweet relief that comes from using the WC when you really need to go. Shaped and textured like oranges, these citrus-y pods make for a satisfying and nutritious trip to the loo.
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The Hundertwasser Toilets In New Zealand
Photo: Unknown / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0Expatriate Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed the whimsical Hundertwasser Toilets in Kawakawa, New Zealand. They are both a public restroom and an international work of art. And, on top of that, they were made with recycled materials from the community. What a well-rounded tourist experience.
