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

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

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Built by King Norodom to honor his late father.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

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

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

Abandoned soda factory on a Cambodian roadside in a state of beautiful decay.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

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

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

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

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

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

Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.