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Giant Buddhas carved into sandstone walls line this Laotian motorbike route.

The largest hydroelectric project in Laos created this eerie landscape.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.

A quaint village where bomb casings from the Second Indochina War have been repurposed into mundane objects.

Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.

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

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.

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

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

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

One of the world's oldest, it provides a livelihood for the entire community.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.