Jaipur, India
Jantar Mantar
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
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Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Jaipur, India
Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.
Ulugnor District, Uzbekistan
One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.