This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.

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

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

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

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

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

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.