Places ambermriley Wants to Go

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

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

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.

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

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

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

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

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

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

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

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

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

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

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

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

Temple of a million beers.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.