Places Jay Braun Wants to Go

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

Built by King Norodom to honor his late father.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Abandoned soda factory on a Cambodian roadside in a state of beautiful decay.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.