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

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

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.