Jon Opol's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Jon Opol

I like off the beaten places and obscure stuff. Shuttling between NYC and Manila. Insta (IG): wanderjon

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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

Soy Sauce Bottles of Sultan Mosque

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

Added by tanahpek

Fountain of Wealth

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

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

Sri Mariamman Temple

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

Nikos Taskos

Added by Nikos Taskos

LASALLE Campus Green

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

Added by geraldinehjm

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

Merlion

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

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Bronze Bathers

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

serflac

Added by serflac

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

Henderson Waves

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

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

jamesboneill

Added by jamesboneill

Singapore's Rooftop Pool

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

Gardens by the Bay

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Cebu City, Philippines

Santo Niño de Cebú

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Chungking Mansions

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Collin

Added by Collin

Jumbo Kingdom

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Yehliu Geopark

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Taipei City, Taiwan

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Alamada, Philippines

Asik-Asik Falls

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

Added by franbienjan

Catarman, Philippines

Sunken Cemetery

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

Added by PrincessCee

Sierra Bullones, Philippines

Chocolate Hills

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months

michelle

Added by michelle

Corella, Philippines

Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Jee Ann

Added by Jee Ann

Cebu City, Philippines

Magellan's Cross

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

Samantha Palma

Added by Samantha Palma