Paris, France
Musée des Arts Forains
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
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Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
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.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Tampa, Florida
This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Paris, France
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Safety Harbor, Florida
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Supply, North Carolina
Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Summerville, Georgia
This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.
Cleveland, Georgia
A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.
Riverdale, Georgia
A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.