Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.