KanaKiseki's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

KanaKiseki

Born in Hong Kong, raised in Singapore.

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Central-Mid-Levels Escalators

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Ngong Ping, Hong Kong

Tian Tan Buddha

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

atimian

Added by atimian

Bratton, England

Westbury White Horse

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

Added by andrewdarwitan

Singapore's Rooftop Pool

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

'Place of Refuge'

According to fictional Kcymaerxthaereal history, a powerful woman with a voice whose beauty could not be concealed found solace at this site at the Majestic Hotel in Singapore.

jase

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

jamesboneill

Added by jamesboneill

Bukit Brown Cemetery

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

Added by gingersnap80

Sungei Road Thieves Market

A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.

likethefox

Added by likethefox

Japanese Cemetery Park

From prostitutes to soldiers to business men, the dead in this graveyard are a microcosm of Singapore's history with Japan.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum

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

Added by Swampthing

Haw Par Villa

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

Added by Guy With A Guidebook

German Girl Shrine

A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

Bronze Bathers

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

serflac

Added by serflac

St. Joseph's Church

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

Singapore Philatelic Museum

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

Added by renakaba

Mint Museum of Toys

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

likethefox

Added by likethefox

CHIJMES

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh