Places lokimann Wants to Go

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

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.

Temple of a million beers.

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

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

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

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

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

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

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.