"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

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

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

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

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

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

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

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

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

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

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

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