A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

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

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

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

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

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

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

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

The cursed island of black pebbles.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

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

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.