Places Edited by Matthew Taub

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.