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Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

This animatronic Christmas village within an industrial park creates a whimsical juxtaposition.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

Created by a pair of artists, this former hotel was designed to provide a minimum of everything including comfort.

A unique collection of Swiss art brut and naïve art displayed in an old warehouse.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.