American Visionary Art Museum

Written by Matt Rosenfeld
Not everyone is into visiting art museums as they can sometimes be pretentious, stuffy, and honestly, boring if you aren't into the style of art on the walls.  The American Visionary Art Museum is VERY different from the standard art museum though.  Even when you arrive (and there is plenty of street parking available), you'll see art on the outside of the building and along the side of the building. When we visited, there were even artists working on masterpieces on the sidewalk!

The art inside the museum is what you'd call "very unusual."  It's really difficult to put into words.  From seeing a cruise liner made of hundreds of thousands of toothpicks to seeing the "fart" exhibit near the 1st floor bathrooms, this museum will entertain people of all ages and with all varying degrees of interest in art.

The museum has two buildings and a sculpture garden, the main building has three floors (including a very unique restaurant on the third floor) and a small exhibit on the ground floor around the bathrooms. The second building is much more interactive, with larger artist pieces as well as motion pieces that visitors and interact with. Between the two buildings in the sculpture garden. Be sure to walk along the sidewalk between the two buildings as well, as there is even more funky, fun art that is street facing.