Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Reclining Buddha of Baphuon Temple
Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.
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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.
Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Corinne, Utah
Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.
Slatina, Czechia
These small, brass stones commemorate the first Roma victims of the Holocaust.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.
Whitney Portal, California
The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.
Dyer, Nevada
The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
San Diego County, California
The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Luby, Czechia
A monument to the small town of master violin makers and its countless luthiers.
Berlin, Germany
A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.