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This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

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

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.