This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

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

An artist crafted this lonely left hand as an imagined relic from Singapore's history.

Legend holds that a tortoise turned itself into this island to save two shipwrecked sailors.

Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.

These bronze statues depict the early days of trading in Singapore.

These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot.

Dishes are packed with flavor at one of the only Singaporean restaurants in Paris.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

Annual street carnival celebrating Indonesian heritage.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

In this rare traditional factory, three generations of know-how, several strong cows, and a one-ton mortar come together to make Yogyakarta's famous "ugly noodles."

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

This sculpture pays homage to Shakespeare and his reference to a Manningtree tradition.

A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.