Ruins of an old water tower that look like a horror-film castle.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A mosque with distinctive modern features.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

Home to secret lakes and hidden temples.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

A WWII-era Soviet submarine offers visitors a glimpse into Indonesia's naval history.

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.