Places caitlinhug7 Wants to Go

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Abandoned soda factory on a Cambodian roadside in a state of beautiful decay.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.