John Orgon, Scott Pterodactyl, and Homemade Parachutes Productions, Art House

John Orgon, Scott Pterodactyl, and Homemade Parachutes Productions

New Orleans, Louisiana
Demetrio Braceros, Cayuga Park

Demetrio Braceros

San Francisco, California
Ernest Hupeden, The Painted Forest

Ernest Hupeden (d. 1911)

Valton, Wisconsin
Louis Foo Lee, Louis Lee's Rock Garden (Oriental Rock Garden).

Louis Foo Lee (1913-2006)

Phoenix, Arizona
Irene Gibson Hall, Garden

Irene Gibson Hall

Eufaula, Oklahoma
Lucien Favreau, “La maison la bohème” (“The Bohemian house”)

Lucien Favreau (1912-1990)

Charente, France
Arthur Vanabelle, La ferme aux avions (The Farm With the Planes)

Arthur Vanabelle (b. 1922)

Steenwerck, France
Clyde Jones, Jungle Boy Zoo or Haw River Animal Crossing

Clyde Jones (b. 1938)

Pittsboro, North Carolina
Vollis Simpson, Whirligig Park

Vollis Simpson (b. 1919)

Lucama, North Carolina
Arctic Brotherhood Hall

Order of Arctic Brotherhood

Skagway, Alaska
Veijo Rönkkönen

Veijo Rönkkönen (1944-2010)

Parikkala, Finland
Casimiro "Casey" Marquez, Casa de Colores

Casimiro "Casey" Marquez (1928-2010)

Las Vegas, New Mexico
Cleveland Turner, The Flowerman

Cleveland Turner (1935-2013)

Houston, Texas
Elias F. Stenman, The Paper House

Elias F. Stenman (d. 1942)

Rockport, Massachusetts
George Daynor, Palace Depression

George Daynor (circa 1860-1964)

Vineland, New Jersey
Veronica Terrillion

Veronica Terrillion (1908– 2003)

Croghan, New York
Bodan Litnianski, Le jardin de coquillage (The Shell Garden)

Bodan Litnianski (1913-2005)

Viry-Noureuil, France
Louis le Roy, Ecokathedraal (Eco-Cathedral)

Louis le Roy (1924-2012)

Mildam, The Netherlands
Paul Hefti, Yard Show

Paul J. Hefti (1912-2013)

La Crosse, Wisconsin
Acacio Mateo Pérez Castejón

Acacio Mateo Pérez Castejón (1905–2003)

Lorca, Spain
Félix Sanpériz Gistau, La Casa de Cristál (The Glass House)

Félix Sanpériz Gistau (ca. 1933-ca. 2009)

Spain
Adolphe-Julien (Abbé) Fouré, Les Rochers Sculptés (The Sculpted Rocks)

Adolphe-Julien (Abbé) Fouré (1839-1910)

Saint-Malo, France
Ray Otis Smith, Concretealo, Circle 3 Ranch

Ray Otis Smith (1920-1999)

Chapman, Kansas
Mrs. Letha Shepard, Garden

Mrs. Letha (George H.) Shepard

Wichita, Kansas
Henry & Helen Derksen, Bottle Ranch

Henry and Helen Derksen

Dallas, Oregon
Antoni Macià Cassany, Zoo Empordà [Zoo of the Empordà region]

Antoni Macià Cassany (aka Casany) (1918 – 2007)

Girona, Spain
Anton Flatoff, Tony’s Fan Fair

Anton “Tony” Flatoff (1914; death ca 1995)

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
José María Garrido, Museo del Mar "Las Caracoles"

José María Garrido, 1925-2011

Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
Samúel Jónsson

Samúel Jónsson (1884-1969)

Selárdalur, Iceland
Antoine Puéo, La Maison Fleurie

Antoine Puéo (1892-1965)

Lézignan-Corbières, France
Antonio Aguilera Ruedas, La Casa de la Piedra [The House of Stone]

Antonio Aguilera Ruedas, aka Rueda (May 5, 1896–November 25, 1980)

Porcuna, Spain
Jim Bishop, Bishop Castle

Jim Bishop

Pueblo, Colorado
Francisco Subirà i Bertran

Francisco Subirà i Bertran (1924-2011)

Vilarnadal, Spain
Romano Gabriel, Wooden Garden (Gabriel's Garden)

Romano Gabriel (1896-1977)

Eureka, California
Mathias Wernerus, Holy Ghost Park, popularly known as The Dickeyville Grotto

Mathias Wernerus (1873 – 1931)

Dickeyville, Wisconsin
Wu Tianlai and Wu Zhixiong, Niushan Huting / The Garden on the Mountain of the Buffalos

Wu Tianlai and Wu Zhixiong

Shoufeng Township, Hualien 00974, Taiwan
Giovanni Cammarata, La Casa del Cavaliere (The House of the Knight)

Giovanni Cammarata (1914-2002)

Messina, Italy
Josep Jordà i Olivé, El Museu Jordà/Mas de les Figures (The Jordá Museum/The House of Figures)

Josep Jordà i Olivé (1865 – October 3, 1953)

Tarragona, Spain
Boyce Luther Gulley, Mystery Castle

Boyce Luther Gulley (1883-1945)

Phoenix, Arizona
Calvin & Ruby Black, Possum Trot

Calvin Black (1903-1972) and Ruby Black (1915-1980)

Barstow-Victorville, California

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