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

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

A refugee returns to his homeland to open Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

For a taste of Vietnamese gastropub culture, look no further than this convivial seafood joint that stays open till midnight.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

In memory of the assassinated, now-canonized Salvadoran archbishop who is the namesake of nearby Romero Place.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.