Bestari Jaya, Malaysia
Kampung Kuantan Fireflies Park
Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.
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Bestari Jaya, Malaysia
Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Cirebon, Indonesia
This historic 17th-century site once served as a secluded meditation retreat.
Tosari, Indonesia
Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.
North Pontianak, Indonesia
This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.
Ngargoyoso, Indonesia
This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.
Sidoarjo, Indonesia
A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.
Gili Meno, Indonesia
This underwater sculpture park is the basis for a manmade coral reef.
Kuta Selatan, Indonesia
It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.
Kecamatan Prambanan, Indonesia
This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Kelimutu, Indonesia
Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.
Baturiti, Indonesia
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Baturiti, Indonesia
An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.
Luang Prabang, Laos
These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.
Xiangliab, Laos
Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.
Oudongk, Cambodia
Built by King Norodom to honor his late father.