Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

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

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

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

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

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

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

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.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

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

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.