A view of some loos- Lonely Planet’s Toilets: A Spotter’s Guide

Have you ever been to a different country and found yourself completely baffled by their bathrooms? From toilets in Tokyo with buttons to warm the seat and control water pressure to long-drops in Tanzania, this book covers a lot of loos around the world and even one set for space.

Here are just a few examples from Lonely Planet’s Toilets: A Spotter’s Guide.

Toilet block in the bushland camping area near Waitpinga. Beach, South Australia. ©Trevor Holder/500px
Toilet block in the bushland camping area near Waitpinga. Beach, South Australia.
©Trevor Holder/500px
Red Woods toilets, New Zealand. ©FRAN(E)K S /500px
Red Woods toilets, New Zealand.
©FRAN(E)K S /500px
The outhouse of Saarijärvi Wilderness Cottage at Enontekiö, Finland. ©Janne Mankinen/500px
The outhouse of Saarijärvi Wilderness Cottage at Enontekiö, Finland.
©Janne Mankinen/500px
Toilets next to the road in Chott el Djerid, a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia. ©Lucio Valmaggia/500px
Toilets next to the road in Chott el Djerid, a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia.
©Lucio Valmaggia/500px
Hut in snow, Fairbanks, Alaska. ©Sunny Awazuhara-Reed/Design Pics/Getty
Hut in snow, Fairbanks, Alaska.
©Sunny Awazuhara-Reed/Design Pics/Getty
An outhouse with a view, which flushes twice a day. Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia Canada. ©Chris Kolaczan/500px
An outhouse with a view, which flushes twice a day. Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia Canada.
©Chris Kolaczan/500px
Men's restroom at the Sony Center in Berlin, Germany. ©Werner Monatsspruch/500px
Men’s restroom at the Sony Center in Berlin, Germany.
©Werner Monatsspruch/500px
Little "Toilet island" in the middle of Caribbean sea (Belize, Placencia). ©Tomas Mähring/500px 
Little “Toilet island” in the middle of Caribbean sea (Belize, Placencia). ©Tomas Mähring/500px
Two toilets made of palm tree leaves, Brazil. ©Thomas Heinze/500px
Two toilets made of palm tree leaves, Brazil.
©Thomas Heinze/500px
A side profile view of a toilet designed for use in space. ©Adam Jamieson/Getty
A side profile view of a toilet designed for use in space.
©Adam Jamieson/Getty

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