Places Mathias Van de Velde Wants to Go

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

Along a coast that sees the annual migration of humpback whales, a geological formation that takes the shape of a whale’s tail.

An intentionally grounded cargo ship remains half-buried in the sand.

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.