Architectural Oddities in the United States

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in southern Illinois is home to a flock of Swiss ungulates.

A neighborhood of houses made of poured cement through a process invented by Thomas Edison.

Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

This unassuimng grain elevator, commonly confused for a smokestack, helped inspire the modern architecture movement.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

Over 140 boathouses built by miners from the Soudan Iron Mine in the early 20th century overlook Stuntz Bay on Lake Vermilion.

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.