One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

Heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, this small town turns unexploded munitions into utensils.

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

The site of an ancient city pillar that was lost and rediscovered.

A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.

A giant shrine to Mexico's "narco-saint."

The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.

Executed at age 19, this Vietnamese schoolgirl is now a national hero and symbol of revolutionary spirit.

This unique formation is characterized by hexagonal basalt rocks stacked in unique formations.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.