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America's best public bathroom is a beautiful work of art

Drake Baer
2015-11-19T19:30:00Z
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The best public bathroom in the US is in Minturn, Colorado.

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The town's "Mine Passageway" bathroom won the America’s Best Restroom award from Cintas, the facilities and services company.

It's proof that toilets don't need to have crappy design.

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Minturn is about a two hour drive west of Denver, depending on the snowfall.

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With a population of just over 1,000, it's a town known for hiking.

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And skiing.

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And cycling.

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Carpenters, plumbers, and public agencies came together to create the bathrooms, which are supposed to look like the entrance to a Rocky Mountain mine.

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"Making the humble public restroom into functional art was both a design challenge and a joy," Minturn design director Janet Hawkinson said in a statement.

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“We are gratified to be recognized for achieving that and for creating a project that reflects the uniqueness of the community," she said.

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The community came out to accept the well-deserved award from Cintas, which chose it out of 10 finalists.

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