Places Melanicholia Wants to Go

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.