Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

This crocodile-infested Timor-Leste reservoir is also home to a spectacular half-sunken forest.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.