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Wat Mok Khan Lan, Chom Thong Town (Temple of the Dinosaurs)

Sop Tia, Thailand

Wat Mok Khan Lan, Chom Thong Town (Temple of the Dinosaurs)

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

This island offers a reprieve from the chaos of downtown Bangkok.

Tambon Bang Kachao, Thailand

Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

Khao Chi Chan (Buddha Mountain)

Tambon Na Chom Thian, Thailand

Khao Chi Chan (Buddha Mountain)

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

Doi Tung trenches.

Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand

Doi Tung Trenches

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

Another view of this one-of-a-kind temple.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wat Sri Suphan

This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.

View of the cement Buddha statue from the main temple at Wat Phai Rong Wua.

Tambon Bang Ta Then, Thailand

Wat Phai Rong Wua

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

Phu Phra Bat Historical Park

Tambon Mueang Phan, Thailand

Phu Phra Bat Historical Park

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

Golden Buddha sits in on a marble pedestal.

Bangkok, Thailand

Golden Buddha of Wat Traimit

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

The Standing Buddha

Bangkok, Thailand

The Standing Buddha

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Secret Buddha Garden

Ko Samui, Thailand

Secret Buddha Garden

A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.

Buddha Head in Tree Roots

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand

Buddha Head in Tree Roots

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

Phra Achana.

Tambon Mueang Kao, Thailand

Phra Achana

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

Wat Yannawa, the Boat Temple.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Yannawa Boat Temple

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

Ancient Siam Miniature Park

Phraeksa, Thailand

Ancient Siam Miniature Park

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

Wat Phumin

Pha Sing, Thailand

Wat Phumin

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

The Democracy Monument

Bangkok, Thailand

Democracy Monument

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Giant stone chicken.

Tambon Ao Nang, Thailand

Chicken Island

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

Tu Pu.

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Tham Tu Pu

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

The Bridge today

Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Death Railway Bridge

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Local boatman leave phallic statues as an offering to Phra Nang, a princess goddess.

Phela, Thailand

Phra Nang Cave

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

Phanom Rung Historical Park

Ta Pek, Thailand

Phanom Rung Historical Park

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

Mini Siam

Pattaya, Thailand

Mini Siam

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

Military Cemetery for North Korean Soldiers

Paju, South Korea

Military Cemetery for North Korean Soldiers

A seldom-visited resting place for North Korean soldiers and spies.

Follow the path

Ko Kut, Thailand

The Kingdom of Somchai’s Affection

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

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