Places X24Gee Wants to Go

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Built into the side of Jack's Mountain, these steps were once the daily commute of local quarry-workers.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

A whimsical roadside community of little metal people.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.

One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.

Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."

A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.

An eclectic collection of wind-powered sculptures made from found and recycled materials.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

This oddities museum and folk art environment encourages visitors to play, explore, create, and even add to the environment itself.

Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.