The best restrooms in America: 10 finalists named in Cintas Corporation contest
Odysea Aquarium - Some of the bathrooms in the Scottsdale, Arizona aquarium look into its shark tank. There are no mirrors. The only thing separating you from a 9-foot lemon shark is thick acrylic window.handout
Carmel Beach - These bathrooms are along California's coast and were designed to blend into the scenery. A stone veneer gives it a rustic look.Doug Steakley/handout
Carmel Beach - These bathrooms are along California's coast and were designed to blend into the scenery. A stone veneer gives it a rustic look.Doug Steakley/handout
Carmel Beach - These bathrooms are along California's coast and were designed to blend into the scenery. A stone veneer gives it a rustic look.Doug Steakley/handout
Sinema Restaurant - The restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee is housed in the old Melrose Theater which opened in 1947. The bathroom was themed after that Hollywood lifestyle with makeup lights surrounding the mirrors, terrazzo floors and marble countertops.Handout
Sinema Restaurant - The restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee is housed in the old Melrose Theater which opened in 1947. The bathroom was themed after that Hollywood lifestyle with makeup lights surrounding the mirrors, terrazzo floors and marble countertops.Handout
Sinema Restaurant - The restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee is housed in the old Melrose Theater which opened in 1947. The bathroom was themed after that Hollywood lifestyle with makeup lights surrounding the mirrors, terrazzo floors and marble countertops.Handout
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - the bathrooms at SFMOMA each feature a different color on each floor. Some are pink, red, purple, teal and red.handout
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - the bathrooms at SFMOMA each feature a different color on each floor. Some are pink, red, purple, teal and red.handout
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - the bathrooms at SFMOMA each feature a different color on each floor. Some are pink, red, purple, teal and red.handout
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel - The bathroom features a portrait of a garden that wraps around the vanity while the rest of the bathroom is lined with black tiles.handout
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel - The bathroom features a portrait of a garden that wraps around the vanity while the rest of the bathroom is lined with black tiles.handout
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel - The bathroom features a portrait of a garden that wraps around the vanity while the rest of the bathroom is lined with black tiles.handout
Palmetto Brewery - The urinals at the Charleston, South Carolina brewery are made from recycled kegs and designed to look like mouths. One apparently has braces. Another has buck teeth. Yet another is designed like a vampire.handout
Palmetto Brewery - The urinals at the Charleston, South Carolina brewery are made from recycled kegs and designed to look like mouths. One apparently has braces. Another has buck teeth. Yet another is designed like a vampire.handout
Palmetto Brewery - The urinals at the Charleston, South Carolina brewery are made from recycled kegs and designed to look like mouths. One apparently has braces. Another has buck teeth. Yet another is designed like a vampire.handout
Off the Waffle - The bathroom at this Portland, Oregon restaurant can turn into a "disco" simply by flipping a switch. Music and colored lights then fill the bathroom. It was reportedly designed by the owner.Handout
Off the Waffle - The bathroom at this Portland, Oregon restaurant can turn into a "disco" simply by flipping a switch. Music and colored lights then fill the bathroom. It was reportedly designed by the owner.handout
Doughnut Plant - The bathrooms at this New York doughnut shop were inspired by the owners first jobs at Studio 54, a now-closed nightclub, and designed to look like a disco ball. Metallic tiles line the entire bathroom. Yes, there is a disco ball hanging from the ceiling.handout
Doughnut Plant - The bathrooms at this New York doughnut shop were inspired by the owners first jobs at Studio 54, a now-closed nightclub, and designed to look like a disco ball. Metallic tiles line the entire bathroom. Yes, there is a disco ball hanging from the ceiling.handout
Elsa - The bathrooms at this New York cocktail lounge are 16 square feet each. Cinta Corporation noted the bathroom's marble sinks, back-lit mirrors, and custom hardware.handout
Elsa - The bathrooms at this New York cocktail lounge are 16 square feet each. Cinta Corporation noted the bathroom's marble sinks, back-lit mirrors, and custom hardware.handout
Elsa - The bathrooms at this New York cocktail lounge are 16 square feet each. Cinta Corporation noted the bathroom's marble sinks, back-lit mirrors, and custom hardware.handout