Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

A palace destined to never house a king.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

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

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

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

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

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

A quaint village where bomb casings from the Second Indochina War have been repurposed into mundane objects.

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

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.