Places ridgleakatherine Wants to Go

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.

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

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

Temple of a million beers.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

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

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

The long underground cave's curiously shaped stalagmites have inspired many legends.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

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