Underground monastery and fortress.

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

The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

A private collection of over 30,000 ancient and modern items showcasing the beauty of Islamic calligraphy.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.

Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.

Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.

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

Thailand's tribute to the original "Siamese Twins" Chang and Eng, in the town the famous pair was born in.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.