Parikkala, Finland
Veijo Rönkkönen Sculpture Garden
Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.
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Parikkala, Finland
Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.
Barão de São João, Portugal
On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.
Mountain City, Georgia
Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.
Cornville, Arizona
Outsider Art Community.
Genoa, Colorado
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Thyborøn, Denmark
A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.
Rougemont, North Carolina
A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Veritable museum of 20th century country music history.
Greenback, Tennessee
One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Louisville, Kentucky
This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.
Louisville, Kentucky
This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Frackville, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.
Tarquinia, Italy
Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.
Trumansburg, New York
A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Italy
Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?