An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

The country’s first escalator is located in department store filled with batiks and beautiful Indonesian products.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

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

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

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

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

The oldest Anglican church in Southeast Asia.

This restored house offers a twist on Penang's Peranakan history.

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

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

This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.

Step inside a Nyonya eatery nestled within a historic museum.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

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

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

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

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

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

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.