ambon Kalai, Thailand
Ko Ta Pu (James Bond Island)
A tall karst islet popularized by 007.
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ambon Kalai, Thailand
A tall karst islet popularized by 007.
Tambon Tha Kradan, Thailand
A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.
Sam Roi Yot, Thailand
At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand
Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.
Taichung City, Taiwan
Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.
Sirang-ri, South Korea
One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.
Jinan, South Korea
120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Gokdepe, Turkmenistan
A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.
Bislig, Philippines
Sometimes known as the little Niagara Falls of the Philippines.
Iligan City, Philippines
Hidden deep within a Filipino jungle is an incredible waterfall that plunges into a dazzling blue-green pool.
Coron, Philippines
This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.
Corella, Philippines
A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.