In Florida, this house was designed to survive the worst of hurricanes, the Dome of a Home has a solid concrete construction with steel reinforcements.
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Weirdest Building in the U.S.
by Kelly Laffey
Admit it: You're a rubber-necker. I am too, although nothing annoys me more than sitting in traffic because the cars in front of me want a closer look at some roadside anomaly.
But, just like everyone else, I'll slow to a crawl and take in the sight. As I accelerate towards my original destination, I tend to scoff at the display and focus on how late the traffic has made me.
Some architecture, however, is definitely unique enough to warrant the increased travel time.
Check out the slideshow above for some one-of-a-kind buildings and start planning your cross country roadtrip!
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This Australian log home is 450-square-feet long. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in originality.
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Designed to look just like a log of wood, this home stretches 42 feet long and is mobile -- resting on a truck bed with wheels and brakes. It is constructed from curved marine ply covered with insulating foam and layered with fiberglass.
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The home has electrical hook ups, light fixtures and other essentials for living.
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When architect Wilfred J.O. Armster designed his spaceship-shaped condominium in the 1980s, the town of Guilford, Conn. was in an uproar.
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The architect Wilfred J.O. Armster and his wife in front of the "spaceship." The steel building is raised on concrete legs for better views of the Long Island Sound. Its dome is covered in copper.
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Loft-like condos in the building get lots of natural light, which looks great and cuts back on electricity costs.
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This seven-story tribute to the gift basket is Longaberger Basket Company's corporate headquarters in Ohio.
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For 18 years, John Milkovisch devoted his time to covering his Texas home with flattened beer cans.
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Completed in April 1956 by Marguerite Bruswig Staude, The Chapel of the Holy Cross rises out of a 1,000-foot red rock wall in Arizona.
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