This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

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

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

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

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

France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.