An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

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

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

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

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

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

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.