Memorial to the first European to set foot on Maui.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

One of Singapore’s few remaining building with a WWII air raid shelter.

A cast iron Fiat 500 sculpture overlooks the sea at Port Lympia.

One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.

A mural honoring the women who built Singapore turned a quiet alley into a citywide debate.

This Buddhist temple on the island of Penang is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.

A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.

The man who created the first Japanese-English Dictionary.

At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.

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

The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.

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.

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

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

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

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

A century-old tower with great harbor views in a quiet space, hidden among skyscrapers.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

Bangkok's take on the High Line is a park on a traffic bridge above the iconic Chao Phraya River.