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Ferdinand's VII latrine-forniture when it was exposed in the Museum of Romanticism in Madrid.
Madrid, Spain

Toilet Cabinet of Ferdinand VII

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.
bathrooms

Podcast: NYC’s Most Beautiful Public Bathroom

You've gotta go.
The Podcast Team March 14, 2023
Liverpool Philharmonic Dining Rooms toilets
Liverpool, England

Toilets at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.
Copenhagen, Denmark

Heisenberg's Bathtub

Did he come up with a theory of cosmic-ray showers while sitting in this bath?
Transparent Toilet
Tokyo, Japan

Transparent Restroom

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Glass bathroom beside giant outdoor checkers set
Sulphur Springs, Texas

Glass Bathrooms of Sulphur Springs

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.
Mozarts Pinkelstein
Raschala, Austria

Mozarts Pinkelstein (Mozart's Pee Stone)

A monument marks the site where the famed composer stopped to relieve himself on a long journey. Just one problem: Mozart never went to Raschala.
An elegant toilet on display.
Gmunden, Austria

Klo & So Museum of Historic Sanitary Objects

These are probably the most beautifully-crafted toilets you've ever seen.
"Toilet in Nature."
Ichihara, Japan

'Toilet in Nature'

The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.
Leicester, England

Abbey Sewage Pumping Station

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.
Nhlagano, Eswatini

British Royal Party Platform

This dais was said to be a remote toilet built for the convenience of the British Royal Party on their brief, and only, visit to this small African nation in 1947. But is the story true?
Toronto, Ontario

Oculus Pavilion

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.
boats

Podcast: Hitler’s Toilet

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
The Podcast Team May 20, 2021
bathrooms

Podcast: Brooklyn Latrine

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 4, 2021
Latrines.
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6 Old Latrines Worth a Visit, Even If You Can't Use Them

March your tuchus to these historic bathrooms to see how people used to take care of business.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 8, 2021
The roll truth, and nothing but.
bathrooms

A Brief History of TP, From Silk Road Hygiene to Pandemic Hoarding

An author's end-game expertise has never been more timely.
Shoshi Parks May 8, 2020
The Minquiers' beautiful, scenic toilet.
Minquiers, Jersey

Minquiers Toilet

The southernmost toilet in the British Isles.
Surprise, surprise: It didn't smell great down there.
infrastructure

Centuries of Crap and Some Historical Treasures in an Old London Cesspit

An art museum found a very old toilet—right under where its new bathroom was being built.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 6, 2020