Top 10 Animal Buildings Every Traveler Must See

The panorama of a city is defined by its buildings. Modern architecture is becoming a landmark of various countries with its sophistication and modernity. There are also buildings with unique designs that captivate people’s attention worldwide. Among these multiple buildings, those resembling animals are gathering attention. From crocodiles to ducks and beagles! We’ve collected buildings with unique animal-shaped concepts that surpass any unusual architecture you’ve seen before.

Australia – Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel

As the name suggests, the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel in Australia is crocodile-shaped. The reception is in the head, the rooms are inside the body, and this crocodile has a blue swimming pool instead of a heart. The hotel is filled with various crocodile objects, including crocodile models and exterior photos of the hotel. To experience the world’s most special crocodile hotel, visit this place!

New Zealand – Tirau i-SITE

The i-SITE in Tirau, a small town on the North Island of New Zealand, is a tourist information center. This building is designed with a sheepdog as its motif. It has recreated the cute expression of a puppy in a building. In Tirau, you can find a dog-shaped building and the Merino Story, resembling a sheep. This place opens daily from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

USA – Big Duck

The story of a privately built building registered as a cultural property also catches the eye. Martin Maurer, who was running a duck farm, built a small shop. Since it was a shop selling duck meat and eggs, he made the building resemble the Pekin Ducks he was breeding. Despite criticism that the Big Duck was cheaply built, it was registered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Germany Bremen Science Museum

The Bremen Science Museum in Germany is a place to learn about various scientific phenomena surrounding humans, the Earth, and the universe through experience. Bremen architect Thomas Klumpp designed this building, and it looks like a giant whale during the day and reminds us of a flying saucer landing at night. As an experiential museum, you can enjoy over 250 experiments and exhibits.

USA – Dog Bark Park Hotel

The Dog Bark Park Hotel in the USA is a building consisting of a baby beagle and a mother beagle. The mother beagle is used as a hotel, and the baby beagle is a sculpture. The owners of this hotel, a couple who are woodworking experts, have been making and selling sculptures resembling various animals. When the popularity of beagle sculptures increased, they built this building. The interior is also designed with a dog-shaped concept and is decorated in a 1930s vintage style.

Korea – Geumgang Migratory Bird Observatory Body Exploration Hall

The Geumgang Migratory Bird Observatory Body Exploration Hall, located in Gunsan, Jeonbuk State, is a place where you can observe various birds that come to Korea to spend the winter in Gunsan, where the Geumgang River meets the West Sea. This place has attracted attention by reproducing the shape of a mallard. In addition to observing migratory birds at the Geumgang Migratory Bird Observatory, there are various attractions such as a 3D cinema, aquarium, insectarium, botanical garden, bird park, and migratory bird observatory, making it suitable for children to experience.

Australia – Wauchope

A giant cow on a green meadow? The wide meadow and the cow-shaped building perfectly blend, capturing people’s attention. In Australia, Wauchope is a building with a cow as its motif. The giant cow-shaped building is a two-story butcher shop famous as the world’s largest cow-shaped building.

Germany – Volkhartspause Kindergarten

Volkhartspause Kindergarten in Germany is considered one of the most beautiful kindergartens in the world. This building is modeled after a cat. The tail part of the building also serves as a slide, providing a playground for children. If you want to raise your child to be imaginative, enrolling them in a kindergarten with animal-shaped buildings might be a good idea.

USA – Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

The Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in the USA is in Hayward, Wisconsin. This building is 4.5 stories high and has an observation deck in the mouth of the fish. Although the exhibits have somewhat boring topics related to fishing, the building shape, inspired by the shape of a fish with a skewer, is fascinating.

Elephant Building – Thailand

The Elephant Building in Thailand is made to resemble an elephant, as the name suggests. It is a building shaped like an elephant, considered important in Thai culture and history. The interior has offices, shopping malls, and luxury suites. This building, which looks like a giant M, reminds us of an elephant, and the round windows remind us of a rabbit’s eye, while the yellow-painted windows remind us of an elephant’s nose.

By. Hye In Oh