Places alessandralee Wants to Go

It was dubbed the "Garden of Plates" because it's covered in pieces of discarded dishes.

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.

This mini version of the famous Bohemian castle was lovingly built by a Czech immigrant and mineworker.

This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.

When beetles destroyed these trees, they found new life as fantasy sculptures.

This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.

One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.

A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.

A unique collection of Swiss art brut and naïve art displayed in an old warehouse.

An eclectic collection of wind-powered sculptures made from found and recycled materials.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

A bizarre assault of surreal art hiding in bushes and huts on a hill.

Considered the oldest intact wooden structure in Tokyo Prefecture, this impressive temple was built in 1407.

Row through this enchanted narrow chasm whose stones are said to resemble dragon scales.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.