Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

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

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

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

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

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

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.