The Tham Sakkarin Savannakuha is an abandoned limestone cave founded in 1889 that holds the Wat Tham Xieng Maen, where local worshipers used to pay homage and cleanse Buddha images. Nowadays only... »

Curious Caves, Relics and Reliquaries, Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Giant Buddhas | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

The Dang Soung Plateau was once a spiritual epicenter in ancient Vientiane-Viengkham as evidenced by the numerious stone shrines scattered throughout. Apparently, today only a solitary monk by the... »

Disaster Areas, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Set on a major backpacking highway for Western tourists on the border between Laos and Vietnam, Craters definitely caters to its audience. There is everything on the menu, ranging Asian... »

Disaster Areas, Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by serflac and atimian

The Plain of Jars is a collection of large stone jars interspersed throughout the Xieng Khouang plain in the Lao Highlands. The stone structures are mostly made of sedimentary rock and, ranging... »

Lost Tribes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by anhie, dearpeter and 2 others

The park has something distinctly ancient looking about it. Giant Buddhas lounge as Vishnu looks on, and Shiva menaces both with eight arms full of weaponry. In fact, the Xieng Khuan, or "Spirit... »

Strange Statues | Edited by re_nakaba