A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

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

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

This museum explores iconic buildings and the cultural heritage of Malaysia in miniature form.

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This surprising museum tells the story of modern Malaysia through the history of its law enforcement.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.