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A company put its offices in a basket. A duck farmer sold poultry from inside a duck. These buildings and their facades turn shoes, instruments, books, and other familiar things into architecture. The joke is visible from the road, and the shape often tells you what once happened inside.

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Longaberger Basket Building, Newark, Ohio
Longaberger Basket Building, Newark, Ohio: Longaberger put its headquarters inside an oversized version of its Medium…
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The Big Duck, Flanders, New York
The Big Duck, Flanders, New York: Duck farmer Martin Maurer opened a poultry shop inside this big white bird in 1931. The…
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Haines Shoe House, Hellam Township, Pennsylvania
Haines Shoe House, Hellam Township, Pennsylvania: The tall ankle, rounded toe, and side steps give this guesthouse the…
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Piano and Violin Building, Huainan, China
Piano and Violin Building, Huainan, China: A transparent violin leans against a black grand piano in Huainan’s Shannan…
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Lucy the Elephant, Margate, New Jersey
Lucy the Elephant, Margate, New Jersey: James Lafferty built this elephant in 1881 to draw buyers to his real estate…
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Dog Bark Park Inn, Cottonwood, Idaho
Dog Bark Park Inn, Cottonwood, Idaho: Chainsaw artists Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin opened a bed-and-breakfast…
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Hood Milk Bottle, Boston, Massachusetts
Hood Milk Bottle, Boston, Massachusetts: Arthur Gagner built this giant bottle in Taunton in 1934 to sell his ice cream. It…
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Community Bookshelf, Kansas City, Missouri
Community Bookshelf, Kansas City, Missouri: The south wall of the Central Library parking garage wears a row of 22 giant…
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Mr. Toilet House, Suwon, South Korea
Mr. Toilet House, Suwon, South Korea: Former Suwon mayor Sim Jae-duck rebuilt his home as a giant toilet in 2007 to draw…
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The Donut Hole, La Puente, California
The Donut Hole, La Puente, California: The drive-through at this 1968 California donut shop runs through two giant donuts…
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Teapot Dome Service Station, Zillah, Washington
Teapot Dome Service Station, Zillah, Washington: Built in 1922, the red-spouted teapot sold gasoline, which made the name a…
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The Coffee Pot, Bedford, Pennsylvania
The Coffee Pot, Bedford, Pennsylvania: A metal handle and a wedge-shaped spout turn this two-story building into a…
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Gibeau Orange Julep, Montreal, Canada
Gibeau Orange Julep, Montreal, Canada: Hermas Gibeau sold an orange drink from a building shaped like its main ingredient…
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The Pineapple, Dunmore, Scotland
The Pineapple, Dunmore, Scotland: The fourth Earl of Dunmore commissioned this eighteenth-century summerhouse in Scotland…
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The Guitar Hotel, Hollywood, Florida
The Guitar Hotel, Hollywood, Florida: The waist of an electric guitar gives this glass hotel tower its profile. Six long…
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Robot Building, Bangkok, Thailand
Robot Building, Bangkok, Thailand: Architect Sumet Jumsai drew on his son’s toy robots when he designed the Bank of Asia’s…
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Big Merino, Goulburn, Australia
Big Merino, Goulburn, Australia: Rambo the ram opened in 1985 to celebrate Goulburn’s wool industry. There is a wool…
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The Big Apple, Colborne, Canada
The Big Apple, Colborne, Canada: The Big Apple opened near Ontario’s Highway 401 in 1987 alongside a bakery specializing in…
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Fish Building, Hyderabad, India
Fish Building, Hyderabad, India: The National Fisheries Development Board opened its Hyderabad headquarters in 2012. A…
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Tail o’ the Pup, West Hollywood, California
Tail o’ the Pup, West Hollywood, California: This hot dog stand first opened in 1946. The service window sits between two…
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The Tamale, East Los Angeles, California
The Tamale, East Los Angeles, California: The Tamale opened in 1928 on Whittier Boulevard, where its shape drew drivers to…

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