Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

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

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.