Places JCarmine13 Wants to Go

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

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

Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

Temple of a million beers.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.