Places Mathias Van de Velde Wants to Go

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.