Shanghai, China
Shanghai Marriage Market
A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.
Places I've been
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Shanghai, China
A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.
Kampung Lupak Luas, Brunei
Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
Miri, Malaysia
One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Bago, Myanmar
The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.
Nyaung-U, Myanmar
Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.
Thaton District, Myanmar
A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Huế, Vietnam
Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.
Phan Thiet, Vietnam
This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Tây Ninh, Vietnam
The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.
Corella, Philippines
A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.
Sierra Bullones, Philippines
Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.
Cebu City, Philippines
This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.