The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.

Two panes of the massive Cold War artifact are on display at the National University of Singapore.

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

A disused quarry turned lake in the middle of a residential district.

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

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

The largest monastery in Singapore is home to a crematorium, a college, and one of Asia’s largest indoor Buddha statues.

Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.

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

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

Singapore's last surviving traditional village is hidden among giant skyscrapers and modern infrastructure.

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

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

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

This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

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

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