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Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok's Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.
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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Tha Ka Rong

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.
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Laem Sak, Thailand

Archipelago Cinema

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.
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Chiang Rai, Thailand

Tham Tu Pu

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.
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Tambon Tham Lot, Thailand

Tham Lod Cave

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.
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Nong Bua, Thailand

Wat Nong Bua Yai

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.
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Tambon Ao Nang, Thailand

Chicken Island

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.
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Koh Kret, Thailand

Chit Beer

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.
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Tambon Phra Prathom Chedi, Thailand

The Abandoned Bangkok Mansions

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.
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Tambon Pak Nam, Thailand

Krabi Traffic Lights

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

Wat Tham Pla

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.
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Tambon Sa Kamphaeng Yai, Thailand

Wat Sa Kamphaeng Yai Hell Garden

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

Death Railway Bridge

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

House of Opium

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

Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.
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Tambon Tham Nam Phut, Thailand

Wat Tham Ta Pan

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.
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Amphoe Ko Kut, Thailand

Treepod Restaurant

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.
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Bangkok, Thailand

Cabbages & Condoms

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

Ko Hin-Ngam

The cursed island of black pebbles.
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Chiang Mai, Thailand

Elephant Nature Park

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

Banphasawan

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.
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ambon Kalai, Thailand

Ko Ta Pu (James Bond Island)

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.
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Bangkok, Thailand

Papaya Studio

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.
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Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok Airplane Graveyard

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.
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