Places Melanicholia Wants to Go

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

Designed to serve primarily the Maharaja, this is an interesting variation on the traditional stepped well.