World’s most amazing toilets and locations, from Lonely Planet

By Barry Neild, CNN
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Published 4:22 AM EDT, Wed April 13, 2016
<strong>Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India: </strong>Lamas at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery get to be at one with everything even during bathroom breaks. Their "panoramic toilet" is one of more than 100 included in Lonely Planet's "Toilets: A Spotter's Guide." (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India: Lamas at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery get to be at one with everything even during bathroom breaks. Their "panoramic toilet" is one of more than 100 included in Lonely Planet's "Toilets: A Spotter's Guide." (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Log outhouse, Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska: </strong>This employees-only wooden washroom helps cut down on yellow snow at Alaska's Chena Hot Springs Resort. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Log outhouse, Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska: This employees-only wooden washroom helps cut down on yellow snow at Alaska's Chena Hot Springs Resort. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Enontekio, Finland: </strong>This remote Arctic outhouse, offering a view of Finland's Salmivaara Fell, lies on Europe's most northerly hiking trail. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Enontekio, Finland: This remote Arctic outhouse, offering a view of Finland's Salmivaara Fell, lies on Europe's most northerly hiking trail. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Toilet island near Placencia, Belize: </strong>Inevitably, this one will be used at the precise moment the rescue helicopter flies overhead. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Toilet island near Placencia, Belize: Inevitably, this one will be used at the precise moment the rescue helicopter flies overhead. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Krafla, Iceland: </strong>The shower seems to be fed by geothermal waters, so no need to worry about flushing the toilet if someone's using it. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Krafla, Iceland: The shower seems to be fed by geothermal waters, so no need to worry about flushing the toilet if someone's using it. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Jericoacoara Beach, Brazil: </strong>Twenty years ago, this beautiful "undiscovered" beach was largely deserted. Now look at it. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Jericoacoara Beach, Brazil: Twenty years ago, this beautiful "undiscovered" beach was largely deserted. Now look at it. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Chott el Djerid, Tunisia: </strong>These roadside "comfort toilets" stand near the Tunisian desert film location of "Star Wars." Insert your own "use the Force" joke here. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia: These roadside "comfort toilets" stand near the Tunisian desert film location of "Star Wars." Insert your own "use the Force" joke here. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal: </strong>At 6,812 meters, Nepal's Ama Dablam is no Everest. But the plumbing is better. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal: At 6,812 meters, Nepal's Ama Dablam is no Everest. But the plumbing is better. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: </strong>The towering walls of the Grand Canyon failed to inspire the people who built these privacy-lite campsite toilets. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: The towering walls of the Grand Canyon failed to inspire the people who built these privacy-lite campsite toilets. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Encounter Bay, Australia: </strong>This bushland eco-toilet serves the surfers and anglers using Waitpinga Beach on Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Encounter Bay, Australia: This bushland eco-toilet serves the surfers and anglers using Waitpinga Beach on Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Taroko National Park, Taiwan: </strong>There's no shortage of running water at this bathroom on the Baiyang Waterfall Trail in Taiwan. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Taroko National Park, Taiwan: There's no shortage of running water at this bathroom on the Baiyang Waterfall Trail in Taiwan. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Barafu Camp, Tanzania: </strong>Losing anything down the toilet is bad news. More so when it leads to a 4,600-meter drop off the side of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Barafu Camp, Tanzania: Losing anything down the toilet is bad news. More so when it leads to a 4,600-meter drop off the side of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Picture credit: 500px)
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<strong>Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada: </strong>Twice-daily tides wash away the waste from this wooden outhouse. (Picture credit: <a href="https://500px.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank">500px</a>)
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada: Twice-daily tides wash away the waste from this wooden outhouse. (Picture credit: 500px)
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