Almaly, Kazakhstan
Bayzhansay Ghost Town
An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.
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Almaly, Kazakhstan
An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.
Aralsk, Kazakhstan
Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Macao
The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.
Macao
These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.
Malé, Maldives
The exorbitant price of paradise.
Dhigurah, Maldives
A narrow, serpentine spit of sand is constantly eroded and rebuilt by competing currents.
Eydhafushi, Maldives
The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.
Vaadhoo, Maldives
Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.
Pattaya, Thailand
Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.
Khlong Wan, Thailand
This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.
Tambon Dong Lakhon, Thailand
Get lost in the fantasy underworld of Thai serpents where wishes are granted
Bangkok, Thailand
Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.
Laem Sak, Thailand
This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.
Sawathi, Thailand
An early 1900s temple features unique architecture and murals.
Nakhon Luang, Thailand
These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned into a significant religious temple.
Ko Samui, Thailand
This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.
Bangkok, Thailand
Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
A local Thai artist started building this gallery in 1980.
Bangkok, Thailand
An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.
Bangkok, Thailand
Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.