You may know who you’re voting for this Election Day, but do you know where? Maybe you’re voting in a library or your City Hall. Maybe you’re heading to your kids’ school. But if you’re lucky, you might be able to multi-task a hair appointment or grocery shopping trip with your civic duty.
Yes, thanks to brief guidelines and an emphasis on easy access set by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, you might even cast your vote in a neighbor’s garage.
Here’s 17 of the most random (and surprising) polling places in the United States today:
1. Private Garages

A private garage in a Drexel Hill, Pa. neighborhood. (Photo: Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly)
2. Cell Phone Stores
3. Snowstorms

An Alaskan voter arrives to a polling station to cast her ballot before sunrise. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
4. Fire Stations
5. Barber Shops
6. Lifeguard Towers
7. Elementary School Classrooms
8. Museums
Voters cast their ballots at the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, a polling place in Chicago. (Photo: UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
9. Bakeries
10. Mexican Restaurants
11. Italian Restaurants
12. Laundromats
13. Gyms
14. Auto Dealerships
Voters at a polling place inside Harbor Chevrolet in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo: Jeff Gritchen/Newscom)
15. Swimming Pools
Voters cast their votes at the Echo Park Deep Pool being used as polling place in Los Angeles. (Photo: Newscom)
16. Grocery Stores
Voters cast their votes in the produce section of a Food Land grocery store. (Photo: Earl S. Cryer/Newscom)
17. Thrift Stores