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From Bottle Village and The Forevertron, to Salvation Mountain and Watts Towers, OFF THE MAP explores backyards turned into otherworldly places and proves you don’t have to be a trained artist to create awe-inspiring works.

The Webby Award-winning OFF THE MAP invites online visitors to unleash their inner muse, inspiring some of the craziest, coolest, thought-provoking backyard paradises in this or any other galaxy.

Here’s a selection of some of the best.
Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger version of each backyard paradise.
(You must have Flash 6 or above to view.)

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 OFF THE MAP Create your own backyard paradise

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OFF THE MAP is a Web-exclusive ELECTRIC SHADOWS project presented by Independent Lens and ITVS Interactive. Learn More about ELECTRIC SHADOWS »



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