Places Melanicholia Wants to Go

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

This small archipelago in northern Lake Superior was formed by a massive meteorite impact 450 million years ago.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

Despite the name, it's unclear if this small depression in northern Nye County was actually caused by falling space debris.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.