New Milford, Connecticut
Gaylordsville Spite House
The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.
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New Milford, Connecticut
The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.
Dublin, Ireland
The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.
Dublin, Ireland
This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Dublin, Ireland
An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
La Quinta, California
A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Twentynine Palms, California
In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Woodstock, New York
A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.