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Elis Stenman layered and pasted and rolled approximately 100,000 newspapers to make his dream home in 1924 -- and it's still standing.
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- Address:
- 52 Pigeon Hill St., Rockport, MA
- Directions:
- From Main St. in Rockport, turn north onto MA-127. Drive 1.5 miles. Turn left (no stoplight) onto Curtis St., then quickly make the first left onto Pigeon Hill St. Drive a half-mile to the Paper House, on the right. Look for the flagpole.
- Hours:
- Mid-April - mid-Oct. daily 10-5. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 978-546-2629
- Admission:
- Adults $2 (Honor System)
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Retired plumber John Anderson has picked up tons of beach junk since 1976. He's built a tower of floats in his yard, and his museum is packed floor-to-ceiling with everything from false teeth to pieces of jet airliners.
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- Address:
- 143 Andersonville Ave., Forks, WA
- Directions:
- North edge of town, on the west side of US-101. Turn onto Andersonville Ave. (a gravel road) and drive to the tower and museum, on the left.
- Hours:
- Summer daily 10-5, fewer days off-season. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 360-640-0320
- Admission:
- Adults $5.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
- Detroit, Michigan - Eight Mile Wall
Made of cinder blocks, six feet high and a half-mile long, it was built in 1941 to wall off black homes on the east side from a new neighborhood on the west side.
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- Address:
- 20233 Birwood Ave., Detroit, MI
- Directions:
- Northwest of downtown. From MI-102/Eight Mile Rd (eastbound only) turn south at the stoplight (liquor store) onto Birwood Ave. Drive until the street dead-ends in Wells Park. You'll see the wall on the right.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Impressive stainless steel version of the town's terrifying monster, sculpted by the late Bob Roach in 2003.
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- Address:
- 400 Main St., Point Pleasant, WV
- Directions:
- Downtown, in the median of 4th St., one block west of its intersection with WV-62/Viand St.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
Retired museum art conservator A. Clarke Bedford has spent years covering the exterior of his small suburban house, and his cars, with recycled, visually mesmerizing junk.
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- Address:
- 3810 Nicholson St., Hyattsville, MD
- Directions:
- Baltimore-Washington Pky exit at Hyattsville. Turn west onto MD-410/Riverdale Rd. Drive 2.5 miles. Turn left at the stoplight onto MD-500/Queens Chapel Rd. Drive a half-mile. Turn left (no stoplight) onto Nicholson St. Vanadu is the sixth house on the left. Private residence; easily visible from the street. Please don't touch the art.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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