Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques Island
On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.
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Vieques, Puerto Rico
On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Tambon Kuet Chang, Thailand
Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.
Bangkok, Thailand
This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.
Bangkok, Thailand
This statue took 60 years to complete.
Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.
Hanoi, Vietnam
A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Hội An, Vietnam
One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.