A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

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

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

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

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

This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

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

Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

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

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

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

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

A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

The California secessionist movement has its own foreign embassy, in Russia of all places.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.