Places ainches88 Wants to Go

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

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

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

The long underground cave's curiously shaped stalagmites have inspired many legends.

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.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

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

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

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

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

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

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

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

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

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

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

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

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

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.