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Estella, Spain
Park of the Sleepless (El Parque de los Desvelados)
A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.
Kauhajoki, Finland
Alpo Koivumäki Safari Park
Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.
San Miguel, Spain
Shell House - Casa de las Conchas
A small house in Tazones, completely covered in shells.
Épila, Spain
Basanta - The House of God
The quirky - and private - constructions of a secluded artist depict the house of God.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Escadaria SelarĂ³n Mosaic Steps
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Los Angeles, California
Parkman Murals & Mosaics
These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.
Chandigarh, India
Nek Chand Saini’s Rock Garden
A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creative Ironwerks
A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.
Birmingham, Alabama
African Village in America
Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.
Yucca Mesa, California
Rhythms of Life
An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.
Riverside, California
Tio's Tacos
Mexican food and folk art.
Permanently Closed
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT Museum: Arthur Ganson
Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.
Pilsen, Czechia
Entropa
Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
Waxahachie, Texas
Webb Gallery
It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.
Permanently Closed
Essex, Illinois
Jack Barker's Metal Art Sculpture Garden
Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Girard Wing
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
Hakone, Japan
Hakone Open-Air Museum
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Austin, Texas
Museum of the Weird
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
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