Rare Visions & Roadside Revelations

Sign maker M.T. Liggett in Mullinville, KS; carver Glenn Stark in Kingman, KS; Wichita, KS, rock gardener Dan Beck; a tiny chapel in Ardmore, OK; scrap metal sculptor David Strickland in Red Oak, TX; and the Webb Gallery of Outsider Art in Waxahachie, TX.

A giant Sam Houston in Huntsville, TX, plus two stops in Houston: the annual Art Car Parade and Cleveland "Flower Man" Turner.

More Texas sites and sights: a Chinese extravaganza known as the Forbidden Gardens in Katy, a big pecan in Seguin, the Rev. Seymour Perkins, Ed Clark's Christmas House and the Toilet Seat Art Museum in San Antonio. / Sam Mirelez / Dionicio Rodriguez.

Dinosaur World and Mitchell's Folly Folk Art Gallery in Eureka Springs, AR; painter David Kontra in Hartville, MO; barbecue in a cave in Richland, MO; trick-shot pool player Charles "Spitball" Darling in Washington, MO; and more from the City Museum in St. Louis.

Elvis jumpsuit maker Kay Murphy in Mexico, MO; scrap metal welder Bob Smithy in Plevna, MO; a great grotto at Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, IA; the World's Largest Cheeto in Algona, IA; and Dick Kopp's Planet Garbage creations in Fort Dodge, IA.

A collection of Kansas wonders: pun-tastic assemblage maker John Woods in Kansas City, 93- year-old chewing gum artist Betty Milliken in Lawrence, Kracht's Castle in Junction City, and the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things in Lucas.