by Brianna Crandall — December 11, 2013—The annual U.N.-recognized World Toilet Day in November aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the serious global sanitation challenge that 2.5 billion people do not have access to a clean and safe toilet. To help spread the message of the annual international day of action, Better Bathrooms UK Ltd. staff compiled a list of what they feel are the 10 most unusual toilets around the world, and created an attention-grabbing infographic called “The 10 Best Places to Pee.”
As well as being unusual, all the toilets chosen by the Better Bathrooms staff are free of charge to use. The toilets range from waterless, chemical free toilets using a worm-composting system for extreme conditions on Mont Blanc, and a bullet-proof, explosive-resistant, 15-tonne toilet in Beijing, to a $600,000 toilet at Moon River Art Park in Shanghai that resembles a grotto, and a glass-walled cubicle surrounded by a flower garden in Ichihara-Shi, Japan.
The Better Bathrooms list of “10 Best Places to Pee” is:
The Better Bathrooms staff compiled a list of 10 of the most unusual toilets around the world in support of World Toilet Day and global sanitation needs.
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- Highest: Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains on Mont Blanc, France
- Priciest: Zhongguan Village Plaza, Beijing, China
- Most Victorian: Island of Bute
- Most Luxurious: Shoji Tabuchi Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA
- Most Arty: John Michael Kohler Art Centre, Wisconsin, USA
- Most Picturesque: Boston Bay High Camp, Washington, USA
- Most Innovative: Daimaru department store, Tokyo, Japan
- Most Spacious: Flower garden in Ichihara-Shi, Japan
- Loneliest: Don Sheldon Mountain House, Denali National Park on Mount McKinley, Alaska, USA
Click on the Better Bathrooms infographic on this page for more details about the toilets.
