Find Out Why This Maryland Mansion Went Viral Plus Other Unusual Homes You Probably Have Never Heard Of

This gorgeous Potomac, Maryland mansion recently went viral not because of its $4.5 million price tag but rather for a "fake town" hidden in its basement.

This 7-bedroom, 8-bathroom mansion which has recently been put on the market and went viral when Twitter user victoriaxxviii posted photos of the property, Yahoo! Life reported.

In her viral post, she said that her friend found a listing, which is an ordinary mansion, except that it has a little fake town in its basement. She was referring to the Christmas village that was described in the listing authentic storefront facades.

There are 15 storefronts, including a post office and movie theater, cobblestone streets, and real vintage cars. The mansion also features a lighted resurfaced tennis court and a heated pool. The four-acre property is divided into two separate parcels.

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Here are other of the world's unusual homes that you probably have never heard of:

Transparent house - Japan

No such things as privacy here. This 914-square-foot see-through house is located in Tokyo, Japan, and was built by Sou Fujimoto Architects. The house drew inspiration from ancient predecessors that inhabited the trees, according to BorredPanda.

Keret house - Poland (Narrowest house in the world)

Built by Jakub Szczesny, this house measures a mere 122 centimeters across. Two buildings sandwich the Keret house. It serves as a temporary shelter for traveling writers, according to dezeen.

The house with an absurd number of plug sockets - Middlesex, UK

This house literally overflows with electrical sockets. Everywhere you look, you would surely find not just one outlet as to why the obsession with plugs, is still a mystery.

Apart from the electrical sockets, the house also features five bedrooms and three bathrooms plus a conservatory and a garden, BreakingNews reported. As to why the obsession with plugs, is still a mystery.

Casa Caracol - Mexico City

Known as the Seashell house, this house was built in 2006 by Javier Senosiain, drawing inspiration from Nautilus. It features a giant wall featuring a multi-colored mosaics that creates a rainbow effect.

PAS House - California

The PAS House in Malibu is designed not just to be a place to live but also to skateboard. It is comprised of three areas, including a practice zone, but you could pretty much skateboard anywhere, even on the furniture.

Toilet-shaped house - South Korea

"Haewoojae" is a toilet-shaped house that was built by Sim Jae-duck is made of white concrete, glass, and steel. The 419-square-meter, two-story house features two bedrooms and two guestrooms, plus three deluxe toilets, according to Freshome.

Haewoojae is located about 46 kilometers south of Seoul in South Korea. Haewoojae literally means a house for relieving one's worries. It was dubbed as the world's only toilet house to mark the launch of Sim's World Toilet Association.

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