# What's the coolest building in your state? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320 "2026-11-01T17:43:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/41 "2026-11-02T20:45:38Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Roadside attraction, not cool. Seen it and all. Correction: it’s THE roadside attraction, the oldest and still the best. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > I might have picked the corn cob building over the Baha’i temple in Illinois. Especially as there are better Baha’i temples, like the coolest building in _my_ home province: [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/83/222929510_761982e38a_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/83/222929510_761982e38a_b.jpg) That’s the [Shrine of the Bab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b), in Haifa, Israel. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/42 "2026-11-02T20:46:53Z")
There’s also the Lotus Temple in New Delhi (also a Baha’i temple). [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/LotusDelhi.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/LotusDelhi.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original) Obviously not in any of the United States. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/43 "2026-11-02T20:53:04Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Correction: it’s THE roadside attraction, the oldest and still the best. Agreed. she’s amazing and just went through a good rehab. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/44 "2026-11-02T21:01:08Z")
I went there when I visited Israel. Yes, that is incredibly cool. (I’ve also been to the Baha’i temple in Illinois.) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/45 "2026-11-02T22:20:18Z")
The coolest building in Maryland imho is Orioles Park at Camden Yards [Oriole Park Conway Street - Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriole_Park_at_Camden_Yards#/media/File:Oriole_Park_Conway_Street.JPG) Some nitpickers might object that a baseball stadium is not, in fact, a building, in which case I offer the Observation Tower in Patterson Park, Baltimore [Patterson Park Observatory Bmore - Patterson Park - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson_Park#/media/File:Patterson_Park_Observatory_Bmore.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/46 "2026-11-02T23:24:49Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > Some nitpickers might object that a baseball stadium is not, in fact, a building, But those nitpickers would presumably not include the folks who made the page we’re discussing, given that they included a racetrack. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/47 "2026-11-02T23:40:30Z")
My boring, absolutely cliche answer is the Space Needle. But if you actually go up in it, it really is pretty cool. I’m not posting a picture of it because I’m sure everyone knows what it looks like. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/48 "2026-11-03T03:03:34Z")
Personally I’m partial to the West Side Market: [![](https://www.fueledbywanderlust.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/photo-spots-cleveland-7.jpg) ](https://www.fueledbywanderlust.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/photo-spots-cleveland-7.jpg) If you like Frank Gehry buildings, there’s also the Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western: [![](https://www.constructabilityinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/PeterBLewis-2.jpg) ](https://www.constructabilityinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/PeterBLewis-2.jpg) Do interiors count? Because I’ve always loved the inside of the Cleveland Arcade. The exterior isn’t particularly distinctive, though. [Historic Shopping Center in Cleveland, Ohio | The Arcade Cleveland](https://www.theclevelandarcade.com/) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/49 "2026-11-03T03:13:49Z")
As for the state I currently l live in, I’m surprised they didn’t pick Biltmore: [![](https://www.yondervacationrentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shutterstock_biltmore-estate-biltmore-04.22-1200x800.jpg) ](https://www.yondervacationrentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shutterstock_biltmore-estate-biltmore-04.22-1200x800.jpg) The governor’s house is real nice and all, but Biltmore is pretty much over the top when it comes to nice houses. Duke Chapel is pretty cool too: > **[Duke Chapel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Chapel#/media/File:Duke_Chapel_4_16_05.jpg)** > > Duke University Chapel is a chapel located at the center of the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It is an ecumenical Christian or all-faith chapel and the center of religion at Duke, and has connections to the United Methodist Church. Finished in 1935, the chapel seats about 1,800 people and stands 210 feet (64 m) tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in Durham County. It is built in the Collegiate Gothic style, characterized by its large stones, point And the Grove Park Inn: [![](https://ourstate.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/2022/12/JAN23-Grove-Park-Feature_Exterior-with-Large-Fireplace-and-Man-Tending-to-Fire__TimRobison-CharlesHarris.jpg) ](https://ourstate.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/2022/12/JAN23-Grove-Park-Feature_Exterior-with-Large-Fireplace-and-Man-Tending-to-Fire__TimRobison-CharlesHarris.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/50 "2026-11-03T03:43:17Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I went there many times when it was an arena but haven’t visited since its remake as a Bass Pro Shop extravaganza. I, on the other hand, never went there when it was an arena but have been there three times since it was remade into a Bass Pro Shop. It’s really impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/51 "2026-11-03T03:45:40Z")
Nassau Hall is very nice. But it’s not as cool as [Lucy the Elephant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_the_Elephant). (Which gets bonus points for being in the middle of a residential neighborhood.) ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/52 "2026-11-03T04:09:37Z")
The Cliff Palace in Colorado? No, [Bishop Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Castle). Never underestimate a loony that refuses to adhere to building or safety codes. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/53 "2026-11-03T07:08:06Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > My grandparents used to live in Margate, and I worshipped that building as a little kid. _Landsleit!_ I was born in Atlantic City, and I adored Lucy too. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320/54 "2026-11-03T07:49:03Z")
My House. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-building-in-your-state/1034320.md?page=2)