Birmingham, Alabama
African Village in America
Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.
Places I've been
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Birmingham, Alabama
Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Gdańsk, Poland
This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Dublin, Ireland
Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."
Dublin, Ireland
A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Supply, North Carolina
Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Summerdale, Alabama
Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.
Keene, New Hampshire
A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Heath, Massachusetts
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.