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Fort St. George

The first English fort built in India.

Added by sriramgopalan

Ramanujan Museum

One-room museum dedicated to India's most enigmatic mathematician.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Mahabalipuram, India

Tiger Cave

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

LASALLE Campus Green

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

Added by geraldinehjm

Umbrella Trees

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

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Mother and Child

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

Added by tanahpek

Soy Sauce Bottles of Sultan Mosque

A ring of soy sauce bottle bases decorate an important Singaporean landmark.

Added by tanahpek

Berlin Wall in Singapore

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

Added by arlene

People's Park Complex

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

Added by tanahpek

Fountain of Wealth

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

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

Added by tanahpek

Sri Mariamman Temple

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

Nikos Taskos

Added by Nikos Taskos

'Place of Refuge'

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.

jase

Southernmost Point of Continental Asia

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

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

Little Guilin

A disused quarry turned lake in the middle of a residential district.

CZhukov

Added by CZhukov

Singapore's Blinking Snails

Relax on your veranda and watch the light show.

Jeff Wagg

Added by Jeff Wagg

Singapore Philatelic Museum

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

Added by renakaba

Merlion

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Krishna's Kitchen

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

HazelQ

Added by HazelQ

Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Singapore's last surviving traditional village is hidden among giant skyscrapers and modern infrastructure.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Japanese Cemetery Park

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

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

House of Tan Teng Niah

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

FrustratedFormerContributor

Added by FrustratedFormerContributor

CHIJMES

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

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

Bronze Bathers

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

serflac

Added by serflac