Places Mathias Van de Velde Wants to Go

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

This 1939 grave of a British soldier now receives legions of unlikely visitors.

One of only three fountains created by the iconic architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

This marvelous work of outsider architecture is built into the cliffs of an Israeli beach.

A geometric jumble of homes.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

In a small town outside Jerusalem, a roadside diner is devoted to all things Elvis Presley.

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.

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

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.