Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bamboo Playhouse
A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This surprising museum tells the story of modern Malaysia through the history of its law enforcement.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Langkawi, Malaysia
This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.
Langkawi, Malaysia
This statue of an eagle taking flight welcomes visitors to Langkawi.
Phela, Thailand
A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.
Tambon Ao Nang, Thailand
This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.
Ko Tarutao, Thailand
The cursed island of black pebbles.
Vientiane, Laos
In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Champasak, Laos
This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.
Vientiane, Laos
When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Muang Ngoy, Laos
A quaint village where bomb casings from the Second Indochina War have been repurposed into mundane objects.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Sop Ruak, Thailand
A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Pai, Thailand
This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.
Pai, Thailand
A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.
Pai, Thailand
Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.
Tambon Mae Raem, Thailand
You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.
Mae Ho Phra, Thailand
You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.
Bangkok, Thailand
This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.
Bangkok, Thailand
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.