Places stonoceno Wants to Go

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

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

Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.

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

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

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

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.