Places guynthomas Wants to Go

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.

Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.