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An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

The remains of a 37,000-year-old prehistoric society were discovered in this mammoth cave, one of the largest in Asia.

A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Why is there a vintage Rolls Royce in this Buddhist temple?

Ninety years of Sydney buses under one roof.

A massive fallen water tank bombed by the Tamil Tigers in the final stages of the long Sri Lankan Civil War.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

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

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."