The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

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

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

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.

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

A palace destined to never house a king.

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Built by King Norodom to honor his late father.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.