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

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

Temple of a million beers.

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

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

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

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

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

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

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

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

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

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

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

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.