It’s hard to describe Woodland Muangmai, an art village meets fantasy land where several legends and stories known as “Tales of the Wood” are told through hand-sculpted wood. The carvings here are actually all unrelated and come from a private collection encompassing carvings that go as far back as 200 years-but they have been arranged and divided into zones that together tell a story.

Visitors can enter the Abyss Room, the Buddha Room, the Dragon Cave room, and more-spaces where special effects, lights, and sound will guide them and explain the hundreds of carvings around.

One of those places you have to see to believe, Woodland Muangmai offers a wonderful insight into Southeast Asian wooden craftsmanship, and it’s a very unique destination when you want to see something different.