Chiang Rai, Thailand
Baan Dam (Black House)
Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.
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Chiang Rai, Thailand
Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.
Mae Ho Phra, Thailand
You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.
San Kamphaeng, Thailand
Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.
Bangkok, Thailand
At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.
Sam Roi Yot, Thailand
At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
London, England
Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
Milan, Italy
The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.
Milan, Italy
A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
A museum of Czech puppetry and wine in an allegedly haunted 14th-century stone house.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A Guinness World Record-holding social enterprise whose shows don't shy away from heavy themes.
Canneto sull'Oglio, Italy
Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.
Oarai, Japan
A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.
San Marino, San Marino
High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.
Civitavecchia, Italy
Why does this Italian coastal city have a statue of a 17th-century samurai?
Tokyo, Japan
A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.
Atessa, Italy
A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
Kyoto, Japan
The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.
Finchingfield, England
Inside the Finchingfield Guildhall, two sticks that belonged to alleged witches in the 17th century.
Big Rapids, Michigan
A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia
A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.