Singapore
St. Joseph's Church
The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.
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Singapore
The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Langkawi, Malaysia
This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Ottery Saint Mary, England
Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.
Seoul, South Korea
A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Baku, Azerbaijan
This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.
Tatev, Armenia
Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Tatev, Armenia
The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Doha, Qatar
This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.
Michamvi, Tanzania
Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
London, England
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
London, England
This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.