Si, Thailand
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew
Temple of a million beers.
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Si, Thailand
Temple of a million beers.
Bang Muang Mai, Thailand
This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.
Tambon Khaem Son, Thailand
Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.
Pattaya, Thailand
A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.
Bangkok, Thailand
A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Bangkok, Thailand
On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.
Bangkok, Thailand
A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.
Khlong Mai, Thailand
An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.
Tambon Tha Kradan, Thailand
A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Tambon Saen Suk, Thailand
Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.
Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand
Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.
Christchurch, New Zealand
An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.
Wellington, New Zealand
A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.
Akaroa, New Zealand
An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.
Dunedin, New Zealand
One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.
Wellington, New Zealand
A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.
Puponga, New Zealand
This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.
Slope Point, New Zealand
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.