This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

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

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

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.

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

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

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.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

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

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

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

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.