Searching For Bathrooms on the Open Road

Buc-ee’s in Texas received the Cleanest Restroom in America award.

I do a lot of driving. As an art teacher my beat stretches from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, a 100-mile span. I’ve become dependent on three things: gas stations, coffee houses and clean bathrooms. The latter is by far the most challenging to find.

I’ve developed a strategy when searching for public bathrooms. Gas station restrooms should be avoided. These putrid pits are so disgusting even…