Places tomod05 Wants to Go

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

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

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.