Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

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

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

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.

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

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

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.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.