Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

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

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

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

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

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.

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

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

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

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.