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Singapore

'The River Merchants'

These bronze statues depict the early days of trading in Singapore.
Singapore

The Singapore Stone

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.
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Changi Jurassic Mile

A dinosaur-laden walking trail outside Singapore's Changi Airport.
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Mother and Child

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

A venerated grave atop an ancient royal hill, often attributed to the last king of Singapura.
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Chulalongkorn's Elephant Statue

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

An artist crafted this lonely left hand as an imagined relic from Singapore's history.
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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.
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Old Hill Street Police Station

Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.
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LASALLE Campus Green

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

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

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.
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Fountain of Wealth

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

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

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
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Mint Museum of Toys

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.
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Southernmost Point of Continental Asia

Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.
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Changi Airport's Butterfly Garden

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
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Bronze Bathers

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

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.
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CHIJMES

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

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.
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The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.