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

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

Temple of a million beers.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

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

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

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

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

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

Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

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

Quirky outsider art transforms this garden shop into a little stone fantasyland.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

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