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The Pinang Peranakan Mansion.

George Town, Malaysia

Pinang Peranakan Mansion

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Butterfly Garden at Changi Airport

Singapore

Changi Airport's Butterfly Garden

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

Victorian tombs.

Nottingham, England

Church Cemetery

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

Renovated shop front, with the A.C. Milan logo.

Nottingham, England

Birthplace of Herbert Kilpin

The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.

Floral Clock

Edinburgh, Scotland

Floral Clock

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.

Arches galore

Hong Kong

Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir

Beautiful Romanesque arches in a recently rediscovered century old underground reservoir.

Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks.

Ko Samui, Thailand

Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks (Hin Ta Hin Yai)

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

Interior of Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb.

Hong Kong

Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb

This ancient Han dynasty-era tomb is Hong Kong's oldest known structure.

Courtyard of Sheung Yiu Folk Museum.

Hong Kong

Sheung Yiu Folk Museum

A Hakka walled village preserved as it was in the 19th century.

(Flickr/antwerpenR)

Hong Kong

Kowloon Walled City Park

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Grot and waterfall.

Rydal, England

Rydal Grot

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

Westward view.

Hong Kong

Hopewell Centre Observation Elevators

Glass-fronted lifts give riders panoramic views of the skyline and the sensation of floating above Hong Kong.

House Bouchoute.

Bruges, Belgium

House Bouchoute

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

The GPO at night

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin General Post Office

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Church of St. George the Martyr

George Town, Malaysia

Church of St. George the Martyr

The oldest Anglican church in Southeast Asia.

Bus Terminus in summer

Hong Kong

Shek O Bus Terminus

Cheerful little building that has greeted visitors to the beach town of Shek O for 70 years.

William Sealy Gosset Plaque at Guinness Storehouse

Dublin, Ireland

William Sealy Gosset Plaque

Honoring the Guinness brewer whose quest for the perfect pint led to the creation of the t-test, a cornerstone of modern statistics.

Greenery in the city

Hong Kong

Edward Youde Aviary

The largest aviary in Southeast Asia is a green haven in the heart of the city.

Memorial shrine facade

Hong Kong

Race Course Fire Memorial

Behind Hong Kong Stadium stands a memorial to one of the city’s most tragic disasters.

The two Caissons

Portland, England

Portland Harbour Phoenix Caissons

These enormous concrete blocks played a vital role in one of history's most important days.

Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware

Hong Kong

Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware

A museum dedicated to all things tea-related, housed in Hong Kong’s oldest remaining Greek Revival building.

The inscription runs along the building.

Rome, Italy

Casa di Lorenzo Manilio

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

Details of the Roman columns on the side of the church.

Rome, Italy

San Nicola in Carcere

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

Sha Tau Kok/Shatoujiao.

Hong Kong

Sha Tau Kok

A border town divided by the Hong Kong–China line, where entry still requires a special permit.

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