Places abbyseitz Wants to Go

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

A mecca for India's Jains.

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

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

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

These murals celebrate the oft-overlooked legacies of Iraqi-Jewish actresses in Bollywood.

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.