Bluefield, West Virginia: Gary Bowling's House of Art
A sideshow-like collection of entertaining folk art, housed on a hillside in a former school with seven entrances on seven different levels.
- Address:
- 300 Ramsey St., Bluefield, WV
- Directions:
- I-77 exit 1. US-52 south two miles, then US-460 west one mile, then US-19 south three miles into town. Turn left at Russell St. Three blocks in, at the corner of Russell and Ramsey.
- Phone:
- 304-324-4242
- Admission:
- Donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The House of Art is a mishmash of unique, whimsical, wild art (most if not all of it made from junk or trash) housed in a former elementary school -- a building whose claim to fame was being featured on "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" for having seven entrances on grade, each entering a different floor level.
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