The Weirdest Houses The World Has Ever Seen

By Savannah Cox | Edited By John Kuroski

Published December 29, 2012

Updated November 9, 2023

Costa Verde 727

While not technically a home, Costa Verde’s 727 Suite is certainly capable of serving as a home away from one. Built inside and around the fuselage of an abandoned Boeing 727, the special suite offers all the comforts of home for only $250-750 a night depending on the season.

Source: The Chive

Source: The Chive

Source: The Chive

Source: The Chive

Seashell House

ource: Geekologie

Located in Mexico City, the Seashell House was built by Senosiain Arquitectos for a couple in search of a truly unique home. They found it: the overall design of the house is meant to mimic a Nautilus shell and was built using a combination of steel reinforced mesh and concrete.

Source: Geekologie

Source: Geekologie

Source: Geekologie

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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.

editor

John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime.

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Cox, Savannah. "The World’s Five Weirdest Houses." AllThatsInteresting.com, December 29, 2012, https://allthatsinteresting.com/worlds-weirdest-houses. Accessed March 6, 2025.