Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

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

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

A public statue crafted by Singapore's pioneering sculptor, Ng Eng Teng.

This family-owned pottery shop is home to the last operational dragon kiln in Singapore.

A venerated grave atop an ancient royal hill, often attributed to the last king of Singapura.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

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

A ring of soy sauce bottle bases decorate an important Singaporean landmark.

The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.

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

An independent bookstore and press with a large collection of local and English-language literature.

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.

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.

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