This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.

Abandoned soda factory on a Cambodian roadside in a state of beautiful decay.

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

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

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

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

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

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

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

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

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

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