St. Louis, Missouri
Turtle Playground
This is not your typical jungle gym.
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St. Louis, Missouri
This is not your typical jungle gym.
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Miyazu-shi, Japan
Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.
Osaka, Japan
Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Dalat, Vietnam
A sculpture park that takes the use of clay to a whole new level.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Hội An, Vietnam
One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Trân Châu, Vietnam
This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Phan Thiet, Vietnam
This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.
Dalat, Vietnam
A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
Dalat, Vietnam
This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Bangkok, Thailand
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Malacca, Malaysia
The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.