The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

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

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

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

When new viceroys were elected, they passed through this arch to cement the title.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.