Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

The last of its kind in the country.

Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.