More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

The site of an ancient city pillar that was lost and rediscovered.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

A Guinness World Record-holding social enterprise whose shows don't shy away from heavy themes.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

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

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

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

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

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

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

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

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

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.