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• October 22, 2009 peggysuicide added Forbidden Gardens
  

  Forbidden Gardens

  Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire

  UPDATE: The gardens closed permanently in February 2011, reportedly to make way for an expansion of the Grand Parkway. The terra cotta soldiers were sold to the public for $100 apiece at that... »

  Strange Statues, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by peggysuicide, bopo and 3 others

• June 15, 2009 peggysuicide added Mary Nohl House
  

  Mary Nohl House

  a house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb

  The affluent Lake Michigan beachside suburb of Fox Point contains a curious sculpture garden created by the artist Mary Nohl (1914-2001). The crude appearance of the concrete statues of fish,... »

  Outsider Art, Strange Statues, Intriguing Environs, Eccentric Homes | Edited by peggysuicide and michelle