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T.M. Younglove Octagon House.
Hammondsport, New York

T.M. Younglove Octagon House

In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.
Looking out onto la Civita, the city center, from an ancient grotto in Sassi di Matera.
Matera, Italy

Sassi di Matera

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Lenses and antique bottles
Carrabelle, Florida

Carrabelle Bottle House

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.
Container City on London's Trinity Buoy Wharf.
London, England

Container City

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
Permanently Closed
Window Panel with Saint Vincent on the Rack
Sarasota, Florida

Medieval Art Exhibit at the Ringling Museum

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.
San Simeon, California

Hearst Castle

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
The Ecological Bottle House.
Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

Ecological Plastic Bottle House

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.
The tiny house and garden.
Valencia, Spain

Cat House

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Curwood Castle.
Owosso, Michigan

Curwood Castle

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.
Palace of Depression in the process of restoration
Vineland, New Jersey

Palace of Depression

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.
Halloween House
Los Angeles, California

Halloween House

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.
The aptly named Giant Rock.
Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Mühltal, Germany

Castle Frankenstein

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Stuffed bananas at the Banana Museum.
Sierksdorf, Germany

Bananenmuseum

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Akhzivland museum
Nahariya, Israel

Akhzivland

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.
Edward Bellamy House
Chicopee, Massachusetts

Edward Bellamy House

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.
It's half the size of that car!
Boston, Massachusetts

Skinny House

Narrowest house in Boston.
The O'Reilly Spite House, aka Cambridge Spite House.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

O'Reilly Spite House

This is the house that spite built.