Singapore
The Horse Shoe Block
One of Singapore’s few remaining building with a WWII air raid shelter.
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Singapore
One of Singapore’s few remaining building with a WWII air raid shelter.
Singapore
How did a sticker-covered lamp post become a beloved landmark for cyclists in Singapore?
Singapore
These bronze statues depict the early days of trading in Singapore.
Singapore
The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.
Singapore
Legend holds that a tortoise turned itself into this island to save two shipwrecked sailors.
Singapore
The oldest bakkwa shop in Singapore is especially beloved during the Lunar New Year festivities.
Singapore
An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.
Singapore
A replica of the lost rock cliff that was once significant in Singapore's maritime history.
Singapore
A monument to the civilian victims of the Japanese Occupation forces of World War II.
Singapore
A dinosaur-laden walking trail outside Singapore's Changi Airport.
Singapore
A abandoned hostel which was once home to Brunei's brightest students and present-day politicians.
Tokyo, Japan
This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.
Tokyo, Japan
This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Osaka, Japan
Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Osaka, Japan
Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.
Osaka, Japan
A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.
Osaka, Japan
The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.
Kyoto, Japan
An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Kyoto, Japan
Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.