Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

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

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

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

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

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

This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Temple of a million beers.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

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