The 10 Best Food Shaped Buildings

The awesome part... that the Eastern Cape gets featured...

 

The large orange in the center of Gayndah (Australia)—”the citrus capital of Queensland”—has acted as the town’s visitors/information center; the building next door sells a variety of fruit, ice cream, and beverages.



John Landy built the Big Banana in 1964 to attract drivers to his roadside banana stand. Today, in addition to the walk-through banana, the attraction includes 20 plantation acres, a shop, a café, a theatre experience, a nursery, an ice rink, a toboggan ride, and an inflatable waterslide.



Marietta’s famous “Big Chicken,” complete with moving eyes and beak, was built in 1936 to advertise Johnny Reb’s Chick, Chuck and Shake. In 1974, it was leased by KFC, who, at one point, attempted to move the landmark to nearby Smyrna but relented after an uproar.




One of the McDonald’s in Dallas was built to be the “world’s biggest Happy Meal”—the PlayPlace forms the box, and the building is adorned with gigantic hamburgers, French fries, Cokes, and a Ronald McDonald. The unique kid-friendly exterior—it’s the only Happy Meal-shaped McDonald’s in the world.



The second Donut Hole shop was built sometime between 1947 and 1962; unlike the first location, though, this one was designed to look like two giant doughnuts through which the customers drive to place their orders.



The 18-feet-tall Coffee Pot was built in 1927 as a lunch spot adjoining a gas station; it became a bar 10 years later. It was purchased by the Bedford County Fair Association for $1 in 2003, and a local preservation group spent $80,000 to move it across the street and restore it.



The Big Pineapple isn’t just big—it’s the “biggest pineapple in the world,” standing 16.7 meters tall, in Bathurst, Eastern Cape. The 3-story building houses a souvenir/gift shop, tourist information, a video of the pineapple industry, and an observation deck.




The keg-shaped Tonneau Bistro & Bar (Japanese-only website), a.k.a. “The Barrel,” is named for a French term, tonneau, meaning a large cask or keg.



Eli’s Orange World lays claim to the title “world’s largest orange” even though the building is technically only half an orange. This home base for the Orange World fruit shippers sells fruits, candies, jellies, juices, and souvenirs.