Who knew magic could be so sweaty?

While sweating our way down South Street in Philly, Jenn and I stumbled upon the most interesting place. It's called Philadelphia's Magic Gardens and they are not kidding. It is truly a magical place. An artist named Isaiah Zagar started working on this mosaic installation in 1994 and spent the next 14 years dedicating himself to the project. The neatest thing about it, in my opinion, is that the actual landowner decided to sell the plot where the mural was located and the neighborhood really rallied around it and saved it from the evil real estate conglomerate (I don't really know if it was a real estate conglomerate or if they were evil, but it sounds better, right?) It became a nonprofit organization and is now open for all to enjoy!

In all seriousness, it is truly spectacular and these photos do it no justice. I was truly inspired. If it wasn't literally 100 degrees, I could have spent hours there.