A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

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

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

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

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

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

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

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

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

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

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

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

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

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.