The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.