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

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

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

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This 1930s train station still gets hundreds of visitors a day despite the fact it only makes a 7-kilometer journey.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

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

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.