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

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

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

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.

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

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

A park dedicated to the titular writer filled with references to his work.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.