The famous Haines Shoe House, constructed in 1948 to promote a local shoe business, has 25 rooms, a three-story design, and even a shoe-shaped garage. While it originally cost around $26,000 (about $329,000 in today’s dollars) to build, its estimated market value today is roughly $342,000. Even more surprisingly, this quirky piece of real estate now operates as a vacation rental, letting visitors sleep inside the shoe for a night — proving that novelty homes can be both iconic and income-generating.