Places Mat Wants to Go

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.

An awe-inspiring giant blue whale jaw bone stands in the center of this Dutch island.

Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.