Architectural Oddities in the United States

Eight sides, one incredible story — the Gregg-Crites Octagon House is one of Circleville's most fascinating architectural treasures.

A circular two-story museum built completely by hand with 800 tons of rock.

A pair of whimsical homes in Texas shaped like oversized Western wear.

An elliptical glass tower that is known as the world’s first two-sided building.

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County.

Over 100 miles from the ocean, this ship-shaped building was built in honor of the owner's sailor son.

The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.

A stone hut overlooking a picturesque bay once hosted picnics for the wealthy Gribbel family.

The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.

This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.

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