This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A so-called Singapore junk store that is closer to a historical restoration center.

A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.

Three Malay graves are at the center of an annual pilgrimage that reflects syncretic practices.

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

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

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

A venerated grave atop an ancient royal hill, often attributed to the last king of Singapura.

According to fictional Kcymaerxthaereal history, a powerful woman with a voice whose beauty could not be concealed found solace at this site at the Majestic Hotel in Singapore.

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

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

This royal shrine and cemetery is hidden amidst modern public housing.

Two panes of the massive Cold War artifact are on display at the National University of Singapore.

A quiet patch of astroturf laid out between a building that seems to be splitting in half.

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

From prostitutes to soldiers to business men, the dead in this graveyard are a microcosm of Singapore's history with Japan.

Little India's hidden gem of kindness and good food.