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Singapore

BooksActually

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

Noah's Ark, Hong Kong

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.
Malacca, Malaysia

Museum of Beauty

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.
Tokyo, Japan

Site of Suzugamori Execution Grounds

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.
Tokyo, Japan

Tateishi-sama

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.
Tokyo, Japan

Meiji University Museum’s Criminal Materials Department

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.
Tokyo, Japan

'WEB FRAME'

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.
Troisvierges, Luxembourg

Chapelle Basbellain

Carved into living stone, a beloved roadside chapel peacefully welcomes the faithful and curious alike.
Moscow, Russia

Independent Republic of California Embassy in Moscow

The California secessionist movement has its own foreign embassy, in Russia of all places.
Russia

Whale Bone Alley

Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
Perm, Russia

Gulag Museum

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
Moscow, Russia

Lubyanka

Former headquarters of the KGB.