Wilson, North Carolina
Whirligig Park (Formerly Acid Park)
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
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Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.
Baltimore, Maryland
An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
Santiago, Chile
This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Santiago, Chile
It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Baltimore, Maryland
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Baltimore, Maryland
This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Little Rock, Arkansas
A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.
London, England
A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Singapore
This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.