Places maddieimster Wants to Go

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

An immersive exhibition that meditates on death and life.

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

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

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

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."

Temple of a million beers.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

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

This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

The long underground cave's curiously shaped stalagmites have inspired many legends.

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

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

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