On the holiday of Sukkot, we leave our permanent homes and live in temporary huts. A sukkah is built with at least three walls (the third wall may be only a partial one) and a roof of branches or reeds. These fragile dwellings remind us of the clouds of glory that surrounded the Jews during their exodus from Egypt.

As long as it fulfills the basic requirements, a sukkah can be built anywhere, in any way that suits the builder. Here are 12 of the most unusual and interesting sukkot in the world:

Sukkah on an Aircraft Carrier

📍 Arabian Sea: Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Lt. Yehoshua Rubin, a chaplain serving with Carrier Air Wing Nine, set up a sukkah aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

The Boat Sukkah

📍Baltimore's Inner Harbor: This sukkah sails through Baltimore's historic Inner Harbor, offering a floating opportunity to eat and do the Sukkot mitzvahs on the water.

Chabad of Downtown Baltimore

Siberian Snow-Covered Sukkah

📍Omsk, Russia: Bringing warmth and Jewish spirit to the Siberian winter at Chabad of Omsk.

The Totally Detroit Shipping Crate Sukkah

📍Downtown Detroit: A 40-foot shipping container blends Detroit's urban grit with Jewish tradition at Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit.

Double Decker Sukkah

📍Corpus Christi, Texas: Taking the sukkah mobile experience to the “next level,” the Jewish community of Corpus Christi, Texas, celebrates Sukkot on a double-decker bus.

Hyper Local Sukkah

📍South Austin, Texas: This sukkah is made of 90% locally harvested bamboo and palm-fronds, built by Chabad of South Austin and local families.

Cyber Sukkah

📍Palm Beach, Florida: Built in the bed of a Tesla Cybertruck, this increasingly common mobile sukkah blends futuristic technology with ancient tradition.

Sukkah on a Horse and Buggy

📍Columbus, Ohio: Chabad of Columbus organized a rideable mobile sukkah attached to a horse and buggy, allowing community members to check a unique experience off their bucket lists while celebrating Jewish unity during the holiday.

IDF Tactical Sukkah

📍Israel: The low-profile "tactical sukkahs" measure roughly one meter tall and wide to fulfill minimal Jewish legal requirements, allowing IDF soldiers to observe Sukkot safely.

The Sukkah Boat in Venice

📍Venice, Italy: Sukkot has a strong connection to the Messianic Era, of which it is written, “The world will be filled with knowledge of G‑d like water covers the sea.” How apropos that Venice has its very own sukkah boat. Jewish law permits building a sukkah on a boat, a wagon, or even a camel.

Sukkah at the World’s Tallest Building in Dubai

📍Burj Khalifa in Dubai: Following the historic Abraham Accords, a kosher sukkah was erected at the base of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building.

The Pedi-Sukkah

📍New York City: A pedi-sukkah takes the idea of a temporary dwelling quite literally. Dwelling in the sukkah reminds us how transient life is—our homes and material possessions are only temporary, but the good deeds we do travel with us and last forever.