Lucama, North Carolina
Acid Park
The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.
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Lucama, North Carolina
The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.
Charlottesville, Virginia
An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.
Orlando, Florida
A public, open-air art exhibit featuring world-renowned sculptures hides in plain sight on the outskirts of Orlando.
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.
Meadville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.
Cleveland, Ohio
Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.
Monticello, Florida
The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.
Detroit, Michigan
The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.
Detroit, Michigan
This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.
Decatur, Georgia
An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.
University Park, Illinois
A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Marshfield, Wisconsin
"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.
Chauvin, Louisiana
Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.
Hollandale, Wisconsin
One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
Baudette, Minnesota
A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.
Mexico City, Mexico
A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.