Places Mathias Van de Velde Wants to Go

Legend says these stone structures are where the doomed citizens of a vanished village sent themselves to die.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Underground monastery and fortress.

700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Home to over 1,000 street signs, this museum offers visitors an opportunity to travel over 70 years back in time.