Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.

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

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

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

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

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

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

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

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

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

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

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

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

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

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