The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

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

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

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

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

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

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

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

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

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

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

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

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

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

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.