A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, this small town turns unexploded munitions into utensils.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

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

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

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.

Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

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

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

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.

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.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

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

This heart-shaped lake near the border of India and Myanmar is deeply rooted in Mizo folklore.

Myanmar's beautiful cemetery for Allied soldiers who perished during World War II.