Places Melanicholia Wants to Go

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

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.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

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

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

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

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Bizarre Cavern.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.