The Big Loo!

 

South Korea is home to the most bizarre, almost to the point of disturbing, theme park I've ever seen (I'm sure there is stranger).  The entire park centers around an everyday object that we all appreciate,  the john, the commode, the loo,  the crapper, the toilet. whatever you want to call it :).   The Restroom Cultural Park located in the city of Suwan is a large building with a main exhibition hall shaped like a toilet bowl and pathways leading to various sculptures and toilet art.   Initially the structure was home to the cities Mayor until his death.  The mayor ran a successful campaign in the 1980s to dramatically improve South Korea's toilet system.  The story of Mr. Sim, the mayor, is quite unique.  Apparently he was literally born in his grandmother's commode and this was ultimately the inspiration behind the theme of his home.  However humorous the park might appear, the park has an underlying theme to raise awareness about the conditions of public toilets in developing nations.  It is a cultural space that reminds people the importance of health, sanitation and water conservation.  Mr Sim believed the toilet was also a place for serious contemplation and founded the World Toilet Association in 2007.