From giant architectural reproductions of classic books (#1) to a performance arts venue built, literally, in the shape of an egg (#23), America is home to some of the weirdest buildings in the world. Here, we round up the oddest ones out there.
1. Community Bookshelf at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flicr/Jonathan Moreau
2. The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Sean X. Liu
3. WonderWorks Family Attractions in Orlando, Florida
Photograph: Courtesy: CC/Flickr/Paul Adonis Hunter
4. Longaberger Company headquarters in Newark, Ohio
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Adam Schweigert
5. Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/IIP Photo Archive
6. Maskell City Hall in Maskell, Nebraska
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
7. Bavinger House in Norman, Oklahoma
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Rex Brown
8. Haines Shoe House in Hallam, Pennsylvania
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
9. Flying Saucer House in Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Frank Kehren
10. Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle, Washington
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Brian Woychuk
11. United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Jacqueline Poggi
12. National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Ayrcan
13. Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Clinton Steeds
14. Huge Mortar and Pestle in Lexington, Kentucky
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Brent Moore
15. Seattle Central Library in Seattle, Washington
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/SounderBruce
16. Mammy's Cupboard in Natchez, Mississippi
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Stef
17. Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Joe D
18. Ray and Maria Stata Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Scott Beale
19. Raven's Grin Inn in Mount Carroll, Illinois
20. Dog Bark Park Inn in Cottonwood, Idaho
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Jacob W F
21. Futuro House in Milton, Delaware
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Nan Palmero
22. Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam and Lyme, Connecticut
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/CJ Oliver
23. The Egg in Albany, New York
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Paul Sableman
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