Hauterives, France
Le Palais Idéal
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
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Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Houston, Texas
Beer lover's can-covered house.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Real LegoLand.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.
Sparta, Wisconsin
Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A large circus museum with summer performances.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.