Mae Klong, Thailand
Samut Songkhram Salt Farms
Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."
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Mae Klong, Thailand
Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.
Khlong Mai, Thailand
An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.
Tambon Tha Kradan, Thailand
A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand
Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.
Indonesia
A mostly desolate bar on a remote island hosts hundreds of sailors for a few days each year.
Ronggur Nihuta, Indonesia
Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.
Abiansemal, Indonesia
One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.
Indonesia
This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.
Malang, Indonesia
This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.
Bantimurung, Indonesia
These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Kelimutu, Indonesia
Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Hartford, Connecticut
An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.
Brihuega, Spain
This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.
Gheti, India
A mecca for India's Jains.