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

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

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

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

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

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

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

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

Peru's (not so) mysterious carved stones.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.