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A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.

A magical expanse of colorful street murals lies hidden within the quiet neighborhood.

One-room museum dedicated to India's most enigmatic mathematician.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

The only Chinese temple in Mumbai.

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A village in India with a mysteriously high number of twins.

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

One of the tallest mountains in India was closed for years after a botched CIA mission.

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.

One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

Known as the wettest place on earth.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.