London, England
The Wildgoose Memorial Library
A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
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London, England
A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
Seattle, Washington
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Klosterneuburg, Austria
This outsider art house has gone from clinical creation to astounding artwork.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Berlin, Germany
From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.
Berlin, Germany
Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.
Berlin, Germany
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Queens, New York
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, France
An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Louviers, France
A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.
Port-de-Bouc, France
700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.
Berlin, Germany
A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.
Litomysl, Czechia
Unique house covered in a nightmarish mural of demons, ghosts and monsters.
Höganäs, Sweden
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
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.
Dieulefit, France
Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.