This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

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

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.