El Jalacate, Nicaragua
Carvings of El Jalacate
Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.
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El Jalacate, Nicaragua
Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.
Batchelor, Australia
This mini version of the famous Bohemian castle was lovingly built by a Czech immigrant and mineworker.
Treherne, Manitoba
This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.
Austin, Texas
An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.
Denver, Colorado
A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.
Parkes, Australia
A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.
Thetford, Vermont
This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.
Erie, Kansas
A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.
Envigado, Colombia
This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.
Veiga, Spain
This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Pello, Finland
A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.
Dunseith, North Dakota
A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.
Wilsons Promontory, Australia
The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.
Nye County, Nevada
Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.
Conneltown, Barbados
Under the desolate and windswept northern coast of Barbados stands a small oasis filled with sea anemones.
Cuatrociénegas, Mexico
A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
Nuquí, Colombia
Natural hot springs hidden in the rainforest are only accessible by boat.
Warm Springs, Virginia
Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.
Viterbo, Italy
For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.
Miskolc, Hungary
The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Carbondale, Colorado
A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.