The Winchester House ? San Jose, California, USA
The heiress to the Winchester arms fortune built the Winchester Mystery House, as it is called today. Located in the heart of San Jose, California, Sarah Winchester believed that she was atoning for the sins her fortune had begotten. She believed that the confusing layout of the home and the ever-changing layout would confuse the spirits of the dead who sought to do her harm. She insisted that the construction crews never stop building adding on to her house, and so they didn?t ? for thirty-eight years. The result was a 160-room mansion with three elevators, 47 fireplaces, stairways that lead to nowhere, and priceless Tiffany windows blocked off to the sun.

Bank of Asia ? Bangkok, Thailand
Built in 1985, the architect wanted his building?s design to convey how the banking industry had modernized. The result resembles a pixelated robot like one might see in a video game from 1985 or earlier. Complete with antennae, eyes, and a boxy torso, the design of this building definitely harkens back to the graphical ability computers had in 1985.

Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia ? Barcelona, Spain
La Sagrada Familia is a huge Catholic basilica still under construction that began in 1882. Famed 19th century architect Antoni Gaudi had a big part of the design and spent 40 years working on the basilica until his death in 1926. Some of his original plans were destroyed by Catalan separatists during the Spanish Civil War. Today, architects continue the project with the spirit of Gaudi in mind.

Thorncrown Chapel ? Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
Located in the deep Ozark woods Thorncrown Chapel is the result of a dream where travelers could have an inspirational stop on their journey through the Ozark National Forest. Designed by a professor of architecture at the University of Arkansas, the chapel opened to the public in 1980. The chapel rises 48 feet and is composed of over 6,000 square feet of glass. Constructed almost entirely of wood, with no metal nails, it is truly an architectural marvel.

The Upside Down House ? Szymbark, Poland
Daniel Czapiewski wanted to make a statement about the Communist era in Poland and what he thought of as the current state of the world. The result is his upside down house that literally looks like a house turned over with the foundation on top.

Trellick Tower ? London, England
Designed in the ?brutalist? style by architect Ern? Goldfinger, the Trellick Tower is a 31 storey apartment building built mostly of concrete. Once home to drug addicts and prostitutes the building has experienced a renaissance in recent years. It is a striking standout in its neighborhood of low buildings and widely unaccepted by Londoners when it was first constructed.

Vontz Center for Molecular Studies ? Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
World-renowned architect Frank O. Ghery designed this building for the University of Cincinnati. Home to the university?s Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Ghery designed his first all-brick building to inspire innovative solutions to complex problems. The building, with its odd angled walls and windows, is really a large, inspirational sculpture.

Casa Mila ? Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona is home to several strange and beautiful buildings because Antoni Gaudi did a lot of work there. Casa Mila is no exception. The building serves as an apartment house and was originally constructed from 1906-1910. Gaudi?s style has been described as ?organic.? That?s easy to see in his constructions. They look like living things.

Guggenheim Museum ? Bilbao, Spain
Gaudi is not the only architect to have 2 buildings on this list. Frank O. Ghery also designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The curving shapes somehow come together to form this building sculpture in the modern expressionist style. One end of the building is punched through by a main throughway of Bilbao and the other runs down to the Nervi?n River. Anybody setting sights on this building is instantly impressed by its uniqueness.

Bavinger House ? Norman, Oklahoma, USA
The Bavinger House was designed by a family in 1950 by another organic architect named Bruce Goff. The bedrooms are suspended by tension cables. This construction rocked the conventions of conventional construction when it was built. Metal disks that seem to float in space doubly function as a roof, carport and shade for the garden.