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

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

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

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.

Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.

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

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

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

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

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

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

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

Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.

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.