North America Restroom Locators

Public Restroom Locators

Below is a list of public restroom locators web sites.   Please note our concern that many of the locations are private businesses and not public restrooms.   While being directed to a large box store or a food court may not be a problem, many people will hesitate when they realize they’ve been directed to a  restaurant or other small business.   Many of these smaller venues also have limited hours of operation.

The American Restroom Association suggests that restroom locator publishers consider the following listing criteria:

• Highlight or add emphasis to those facilities available year-round, 7 days a week and at least between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm, including holidays.
• Where portable sanitation units  (porta-johns) are listed,  note if they are known to be routinely cleaned and serviced
• Highlight true municipal public restrooms units and restrooms in buildings clearly open to the public such as train stations
• Avoid listing small privately owned mercantile establishments (ex. coffee shop), unless they advertise availability
• List restrooms in urban parks that meet the availability requirement listed in the first bullet
• Note possible security restrictions (ex photo ID required) that might impact access to government municipal building restrooms.
• Note if the facility is a single toilet restroom that may be current occupant locked.

Restroom Locator Web Sites:

• APT Map 
• ARA Draft Public Restroom List
• The Bathroom Diaries (http://thebathroomdiaries.com/)
• Bathroom Scout (worldwide)
• Fake Shower (masks noise)
• New York – Manhattan )
• Restroom Apps
• San Francisco )
• Sit or Squat
• Toilet Finder App (Google Play or App Store)
• U.S. Interstates
• Washington D.C. Metro Area (ARA Associate Metroped Inc)
• Where to wee (http://www.cintas.com/customer_applications/wheretowee/default.html)

Books:

• Where to Stop & Where to Go: A Guide to Traveling with Overactive Bladder in the United States
  by Arthur Frommer (of the popular Frommer series of guidebooks)