Lonely Planet has curated a collection of the world’s most extraordinary restrooms for their book A Spotter’s Guide. “As any experienced traveler knows, you can tell a whole lot about a place by its bathrooms,” says Lonely Planet in the book’s introduction. The list features over 100 outlandish restrooms that are compelling for their architecture, design, surrounding scenery or unbelievable locations. Here are 15 of these bathrooms, pictured below, ranging from wild landscapes to metropolitan areas. We invite you to take a look into the soul of each of these breathtaking destinations. From an isolated island restroom in Belize to a bathroom balanced on a bridge in Canada, these restrooms will give you an intimate look into quotidian life all around the world.
Waterfall Washroom, Taroko National Park, Taiwan by Jan Philipp Kohrs
Sony Center, Berlin, Germany by Werner Monatsspruch
Outhouse, Near Steamboard Springs, Colorado, USA by Guy Sagi
Jonsknuten, Kongsberg, Norway by Olaf Menz
Toilet island, near Palcencia, Belize by Tomas Mahring
Thiksey Monastry, Ladakh, India by Bernhard S.
Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Parks by James Capo
Outhouse, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal by David Ruiz Luna
His ‘n’ Hers, Jericoacoara Beach, Brazil by Thomas Heinze
Monument Valley, Utah, USA by Jure Kravanja
Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Iceland by Gisli Hjalmar Svendsen
Comfort toilets, Chott el Djerid, Tunisia by Lucio Valmaggia
Prototype Space Toilet by Adam Jamieson
Outhouse, British Columbia, Canada by Chris Kolaczan
Fountain of Toilets, Foshan, China by Al Sol
Log outhouse, Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska, USA by Sunny Awazuhara- Reed