New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Bob's Folk Art
Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."
Places I've been
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."
Denver, Colorado
A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.
Havana, Cuba
A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.
Brooklyn, New York
This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.
Durham, Connecticut
The farmhouse where a reclusive sculptor and printmaker created thousands of works.
Cleveland, Ohio
Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.
Seattle, Washington
A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.
Decatur, Georgia
An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.
Cleveland, Ohio
One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.
Grand Coulee, Washington
An eclectic collection of wind-powered sculptures made from found and recycled materials.
Savannah, Georgia
Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Baker, California
No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.
New York, New York
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
London, England
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
Paris, France
Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.
New York, New York
This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Battle, England
Every fifth of November, effigies of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto bonfires across Great Britain. But this Guy has managed to survive his fiery fate for almost 300 years.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.