A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.