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Futuro House in Frisco, North Carolina
Frisco, North Carolina

Outer Banks Futuro House

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .
Mosaic sculptures at Kitengela.
Nairobi, Kenya

Kitengela Glass

A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.
politics

The Dream of Building Floating Cities is Dragged Down by Reality

Seasteading is the biggest DIY project in the world—but everyone wants something different.
Natalie Zarrelli July 19, 2016
utopias

Against the Odds, A 40-Year Old West African Village in South Carolina Has Thrived

"This is very much an American story."
Molly McArdle March 16, 2016
cults

The Curious Story of Wierszalin, a Belarussian Prophet’s 1930s Forest Utopia

Eliasz Klimowicz's followers believed he was Christ reborn.
Jacob Mikanowski March 8, 2016
Ruins at Llano Del Rio
Llano, California

Ruins at Llano Del Rio

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.
Phalanx Road, New Jersey
literature

What Does a Failed New Jersey Utopia Have to Do with the Algonquin Round Table?

Tobias Carroll November 16, 2015
architecture

Meet the Residents of the Desert Ecocity That's Been Under Construction for 45 Years

Sarah Laskow May 15, 2015
abandoned

Coltsville, USA: Inside America's Gun-Funded Utopia

Luke Spencer May 7, 2015