Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

These murals celebrate the oft-overlooked legacies of Iraqi-Jewish actresses in Bollywood.

A commemoration of the little-known cultural influence that Tolstoy had on India.

The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.

Visit a haunted Mughal mosque and the tomb of a Sufi saint and his disciple.

This cupola was once seen as an architectural disaster.

These hilltop ruins of a forgotten Buddhist monastery flourished in Antiquity from trade with the Roman Empire.

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

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

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.

This gorgeous Peranakan mansion’s family heritage includes a century-old baby gate, which was also used to keep out irresponsible husbands.

Initially built for a Chinese princess and sultana, this well was used to secretly assassinate some 200 Portuguese colonizers.

This statue of the famed saint is missing his right hand, a rare depiction of his posthumous amputation.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

Dedicated to the three priests whose execution inspired author José Rizal.

A church made of steel.

This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

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

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.