Places dmatlock Wants to Go

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

A Balinese resort, empty and trapped in time.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.