Shell House: Another Reason to Love Where I Live

Nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood not far from my own is something that will shock and awe--this crazy shell house!!  I'm not sure of the true story behind this place, but I have heard that a man built it for his mother, who was deathly afraid of earthquakes and comforted by the sea. He created a structure that is both earthquake-safe and shaped like something straight out of the The Little Mermaid.  Isn't it beautiful and strange?  I am dying to see the inside...