In every field of endeavor, there are a chosen few who stand taller and see farther than the rest.
They are the visionaries. They are the heroes. They walk among us, fashioning dreams, oblivious to an often uncaring world.
We cannot hope to become as they are. But we can view their works. We can experience their legacies. And we can remember:
— Anonymous
Photo | Died | Inductees into the Hall of Immortals |
---|---|---|
1933 |
Sam Dinsmoor • Builder of the Garden of Eden, Lucas, Kansas | |
1951 |
Edward Leeskallin • Wizard of the Coral Castle, Homestead, Florida | |
1964 |
George Daynor • Builder of the Palace of Depression, Vineland, New Jersey | |
1989 |
Alex Jordan • House on the Rock, Spring Green, Wisconsin | |
1996 |
John Kostopoulus • King of Toilet Seat Arts, Boron, California | |
1998 |
Tommy Bartlett • Father of the Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | |
1998 |
Tom Gaskins Sr. • Founder of Cypress Knee Industry and Museum, Palmdale, Florida | |
1999 |
Ted & Bill Hustead • Owners of Wall Drug, Wall, South Dakota | |
2001 |
Rev. Howard Finster • Creator of Paradise Gardens, Summerville, Georgia | |
2001 |
Alan Schaefer • South of the Border, Dillon, South Carolina | |
2002 |
Wendell Hansen • Trainer/Steward of the Bible Birds, Noblesville, Indiana | |
2004 |
Max Nordeen • Owner of the Wheels Museum, Woodhull, Illinois. | |
2007 |
Chief Henry • World's Most Photographed Indian, Cherokee, North Carolina | |
2007 |
Elizabeth Tashjian • The Nutlady, Artist/Curator, Old Lyme, Connecticut | |
2011 |
Wilbert Behn • Lion Tamer, Behn's Game Farm Aniwa, Wisconsin | |
2013 |
Vollis Simpson • Whirligig Folk Artist, Lucama, North Carolina | |
2013 |
Dixie Evans • Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque, Exotic World Curator, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
2013 |
Jerry Chubbuck • Wonder Tower Curator, Genoa, Colorado | |
2013 |
Cleveland Turner • The Flower Man, Houston, Texas | |
2014 |
Leonard Knight • Salvation Mountain, Niland, California | |
2014 |
Paul MacLeod • Graceland Too, Holly Springs, Mississippi | |
2015 |
Glenn Goode • Glenn Goode's Big People, Gainesville, Texas |