Places deriverative Wants to Go

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

This most unusual dragon is made of recycled Chinese cutlery.

Isaan street food staples are in spectacular form at this no-frills institution.

Try Thailand’s distinctive take on Hainanese chicken rice at the source.

Slow-simmered beef soup pairs surprisingly perfectly with an omelet at this Thai-Muslim institution.

Dig into rustic southern Thai island dishes at this decades-old beach shack.

Tackle southern Thailand’s favorite dish at this hyper-casual Phuket Town restaurant.

In southern Thailand's curry stall capital, this family-run institution serves an ever-changing array of fiery dishes.

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.

An early 1900s temple features unique architecture and murals.

The porky tom yum soup at this Sukhumvit Road institution has a cult following.

Visit a century-old sweet shop serving gold-standard mango sticky rice.

This Chinatown hole-in-the-wall serves what might be the ultimate oyster omelet.