Places Aksel Wants to Go

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

Just outside of Jordan's capital lies an ancient castle and intriguing caves dating back to the Copper Age.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

Located within one of Israel's most picturesque monasteries is also the country's first meteorological research station.

Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.