These bronze statues depict the early days of trading in Singapore.

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

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.

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

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

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

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

This large stone off the coast of Martinique had a brief career in the Royal Navy.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

In British Columbia, a unique microclimate has allowed these trees to live much longer than they usually would.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

This now abandoned arch bridge was constructed during the Great Depression.

When North America was covered in ice, this was an oasis in the frozen desert.

This pond in Victoria Park is rumored to be bottomless, one of several legends that surround it.