13 buildings that will make you look twice The United States has a lot of stunning architecture, from iconic homes designed by big-name architects like Frank Lloyd Wright to museums that impress with their design.
But America also has some truly bizarre buildings.
There are giant inhabitable dinosaurs in California and a dog-shaped bed and breakfast in Idaho. New Yorkers can visit a huge duck on Long Island while Denverites frequently eat ice cream out of a 14,000-pound cream can. Many of these buildings have been around for decades and are now popular roadside attractions.
While they seem bizarre now, the country?s most unique buildings are often mimetic architecture, also known as ?novelty? or ?programmatic? architecture. The mimetic style was popular in the early 1900s as a form of advertising; the building designs ?mimic? the purpose or function of the structure or the product that the owner is trying to sell. Fruit stands were built in the shape of oranges, for example, and a footwear peddler would sell his shoes out of a giant boot. Although the mimetic style has fallen out of favor, the buildings remain, most of them now serving as tourist destinations. We?ve rounded up 13 of America?s most bizarre buildings from coast to coast. Know of one that we missed" Let us know in the comments.
The Big Duck in Flanders, New York

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Located on Long Island not far from the Hamptons, the Big D...