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Grand Rapids, Michigan
'Forest's Rest'
On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.
Tampa, Florida
Hong Kong Willie
This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.
Blantyre, Scotland
Blantyre Carvings
These mysterious religious carvings were once thought to be thousands of years old but are actually the work of modern eccentric.
Gharapuri, India
Elephanta Caves
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
Želízy, Czechia
The Devil Heads
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Seale, Alabama
The Museum Of Wonder
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Indonesia
Symon's Art Zoo
Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.
Weskan, Kansas
Mount Sunflower
A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
Shangri-La Stone Village
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Safety Harbor, Florida
Whimzeyland
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.
The Colony, Texas
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum
A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.
Alice Town, Bahamas
Dolphin House Museum
One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.
Bishopville, South Carolina
The Button Museum
A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.
Oakland, California
Gnomes of Lake Merritt
This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.
Taichung City, Taiwan
Rainbow Family Village
Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Mill
The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.
Auburn, California
The Statues of Ken Fox
A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.
Porto, Portugal
Sao Bento Station
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
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