In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

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

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

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

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

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

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

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

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.