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Outsider Architecture

Glass House

New Canaan, Connecticut

Glass House

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

Pont Basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer. (Structurae)

La Seyne-sur-Mer, France

Pont Basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer

Former bridge turned into an observation tower.

Cave City, Kentucky

Wigwam Village #2

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Gurun Electric Converter Temple.

Gurun, Malaysia

Gurun Electric Converter Temple

Temple-like building holds power equipment.

The street art of El Carmen, Valencia.

Valencia, Spain

El Carme Street Art

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

Permanently Closed

Walk towards the beautifully-shaped, hidden boutique retreat. (Ecopod)

Appin, Scotland

Ecopod

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

Gildeskål, Norway

Noviken VLF Transmitter

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.

Detroit, Michigan

Geodesic Dome House

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

Hakone Open-Air Museum

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Supply, North Carolina

Mary's Gone Wild Folk Art and Doll Baby Museum

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

Beer Can House

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Magic Garden

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Las Pozas

Xilitla, Mexico

Las Pozas

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

History of Humanity

Felicity, California

Felicity, California: Center of the World

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Inside one of the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village.

Simi Valley, California

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Yoro Park

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Estaciones de Luz by Mark Reeves, 1988. (Stella Hwang/Flickr)

Woodside, California

Djerassi Ranch

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

Tucson, Arizona

Valley of the Moon

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.