Places Melanicholia Wants to Go

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

A small museum houses a long, rich history of life and death on Lake Erie — from famous shipwrecks to rum smugglers.

Abandoned for over a century, this chilling train tunnel is now a destination for ghost hunters.