Places mikewhit1949 Wants to Go

A community-owned museum that celebrates the history of the shipbuilding industry in this part of Nova Scotia.

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.

In DeWitt, New York, a blanket-wrapped gas station makes a creative statement on global dependence on oil.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.