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
A cellular store in Chicago. (Photo: Jeff Haynes/Newscom)
3. Snowstorms
An Alaskan voter arrives to a polling station to cast her ballot before sunrise. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
4. Fire Stations
Virginia City Highlands Fire Station (Photo: Max Whittaker/Getty Images)
Encinitas Fire Station #4 (Photo: The San Diego Union Tribune/U-T San Diego/Newscom)
Engine House no. 5, a Fresno, Calif. fire station. (Photo: Eric Paul Zamora/The Fresno Bee/Newscom)
5. Barber Shops
Flavor Hair Barber Shop (Photo: Valerian Mazataud/FocusZero/Creative Commons)
6. Lifeguard Towers
Los Angeles County Lifeguard main tower on Venice Beach (Photo: Jonathan Alcorn/ZUMAPRESS.com)
7. Elementary School Classrooms
Peavine Elementary School (Photo: Max Whittaker/Getty Images)
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
Voters check in at The Coco’s Bakery. (Photo: Newscom)
10. Mexican Restaurants
Voters cast their ballots at Taquerias Los Comales. (Photo: John Gress/Newscom)
11. Italian Restaurants
Gabbiano Pizza Place in South Mission Beach (Photo: Ed Joyce, KPBS/Creative Commons)
12. Laundromats
A voter casts her ballot at a laundromat. (Photo: Mark Cowan/Newscom)
Wash while you wait. (Photo: Sasha Panasik/Creative Commons)
13. Gyms
Gantcher Center, Tufts University (Photo: Brian Christiansen/Creative Commons)
A basketball gym in Brooklyn. (Photo: Joseph Holmes/Creative Commons)
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
Pat Molloy casts his ballot in the midterm elections at a polling place located inside the Family Thrift Store in Chicago. (Photo: REUTERS/John Gress/Newscom)
