The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.

In 1999, a new equine figure was cut into this English hillside near the site where an older white horse had previously appeared.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.

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

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

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

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

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

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

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

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

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