Rome, Italy
Galleria Sciarra
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
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Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Pattaya, Thailand
Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.
Bangkok, Thailand
A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.
Laem Sak, Thailand
This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.
Tambon Na Chom Thian, Thailand
Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.
Tambon Mueang Phan, Thailand
An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.
Ta Pek, Thailand
This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.
Tambon Mueang Kao, Thailand
An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.
Nong Bua, Thailand
An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.
Tambon Chong Sakae, Thailand
In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.
Phraeksa, Thailand
All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.
Po, Thailand
This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.
Tambon Ao Nang, Thailand
This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.
Tambon Pak Nam, Thailand
Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.
Pai, Thailand
A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.