When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

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

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

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

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

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

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

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

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

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

This 15th-century mosque is a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture.

This deserted palace is one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture in India.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.