A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

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

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

This statue of the famed saint is missing his right hand, a rare depiction of his posthumous amputation.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

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

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

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

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.