A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

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.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

Giant Buddhas carved into sandstone walls line this Laotian motorbike route.

The largest hydroelectric project in Laos created this eerie landscape.

Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.

The first religious structure on the island of Luzon and a survivor of World War II.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Local history holds that a young woman, killed for a crime she did not commit, cursed this island.

This statue of an eagle taking flight welcomes visitors to Langkawi.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

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