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.

Temple of a million beers.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

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

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

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

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

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

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

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

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.