Places Madeleine Wants to Go

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.