Places Mathias Van de Velde Wants to Go

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

This museum houses a large collection of old motorcycles.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

Part home garden, part sculpture field, part pseudo-science experiment, a trip to this place will leave you wondering if sea water isn't actually the elixir of life.

This massive and eclectic collection is filled with thousands of sculptures, masks, and assemblages.

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.

Hundreds of preserved dinosaur footprints can be found along a hiking trail in this small village.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

No shoes allowed on this trail, which is designed to be experienced barefoot.

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.