This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

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

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

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

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

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

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

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

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

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

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

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.