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"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.