Kampong Thom, Cambodia
Cambodia Landmine Museum
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
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Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.
Kantuot, Cambodia
This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.
Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Vientiane, Laos
In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Muang Kham, Laos
A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.
Vientiane, Laos
When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Côn Đảo, Vietnam
Executed at age 19, this Vietnamese schoolgirl is now a national hero and symbol of revolutionary spirit.
Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.
Vinh, Vietnam
Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Trân Châu, Vietnam
This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.
Côn Đảo, Vietnam
The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Vĩnh Thạch, Vietnam
This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.