Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.

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

This unique formation is characterized by hexagonal basalt rocks stacked in unique formations.

Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.

A sculpture park that takes the use of clay to a whole new level.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

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

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

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

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

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.