One of two self-built castles in Hungary (the other is the much more ramshackle Tarodi Var), Bory Castle was the work of Hungarian sculptor and architect Jeno Bory. Bory built the castle between... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and Henry

At one point in the late 1950s, during an extended and fever-ridden illness, Eddie Owens Martin experienced the first of a series of phenomenal visions that would drive his artistic efforts for... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by wythe

Charles Darwin (naturalist) left a formidable legacy for scientists, as well as for unsuspecting clergy. From 1842 til his death in 1882, Darwin and his cherished family live in Downe, England,... »

Natural History, Unique Collections, Eccentric Homes | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

As he tells the story, in 1993, Minister Horace Burgess was praying when god told him, “If you build a tree house, I’ll see that you never run out of material.” Inspired by this vision of god, the... »

Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Tre and wythe

Self-titled arborsculptor Richard Reames grows and shapes tree trunks using the ancient arts of grafting, framing, bending and pruning. Reames believes that his living arborsculptures could one... »

Extraordinary Flora, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Josh, Dylan and 2 others

Ross Ward began carving wood in junior high school. His first piece was a miniature wooden circus. Little did he know this was to the first of many thousands of carvings, paintings, etchings, and... »

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The artist Rubens and the elephant Dumbo may not have much in common on the surface, but John Ringling, the entrepreneur and circus magnate, unites them. During his lifetime, John Ringling,... »

Unique Collections, Eccentric Homes | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

For the past fourteen years, controversy has stirred over a private residence in Hancock Park. The affluent Los Angeles neighborhood, known as the place where the Ku Klux Klan once left a burning... »

Eccentric Homes | Edited by anhie

Known for the dwellings of the people who archaeologists once called the "Anasazi," (a derisive Navajo term meaning "ancient enemy") Mesa Verde National Park in Montezuma County, Colorado, is home... »

Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by wythe

Tyree Guyton grew up in a Detroit that was still a thriving city, and his house was in a growing, middle-class neighborhood. But in 1967, when Tyree was 12, he witnessed the destructive effects of... »

Outsider Art, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, heidelbergproject and others