Discover some of the weirdest buildings hiding in plain sight in our country’s cities, remote wilderness, and surprising places in between.

Wherever they’re located, a lot of careful planning and engineering goes into making these structures so special. Read on about some the weirdest buildings throughout the U.S. below.

1. The Longaberger Basket Building

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Newark, Ohio
This weird building, appropriately nicknamed “The Big Basket,” is exactly what it sounds like — a seven-story office building that looks like a basket. The idea was dreamed up by the Longaberger Company’s founder, Dave Longaberger, and built outside of Columbus, Ohio. The cost to build it was $30 million and it opened in 1997. Since the company has now fallen on difficult economic times, the unusual structure is on the market for $5 million. The 180,000 square-foot basket is one of the largest buildings for miles, and its massive handles must be heated every winter to prevent snow from building up on them.