Sop Tia, Thailand
Wat Mok Khan Lan, Chom Thong Town (Temple of the Dinosaurs)
A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.
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Sop Tia, Thailand
A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.
Tambon Bang Kachao, Thailand
"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.
Tambon Na Chom Thian, Thailand
Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.
Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand
The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.
Tambon Bang Ta Then, Thailand
Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.
Tambon Mueang Phan, Thailand
An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.
Bangkok, Thailand
This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.
Bangkok, Thailand
This statue took 60 years to complete.
Ko Samui, Thailand
A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.
Tambon Mueang Kao, Thailand
An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.
Bangkok, Thailand
Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.
Phraeksa, Thailand
All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.
Pha Sing, Thailand
Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.
Tambon Ao Nang, Thailand
This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.
Phela, Thailand
A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.
Ta Pek, Thailand
This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.
Pattaya, Thailand
Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.
Paju, South Korea
A seldom-visited resting place for North Korean soldiers and spies.
Ko Kut, Thailand
On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.