Places andresvargas Wants to Go

Delhi's only female ruler is buried in this neglected, forgotten tomb.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

In an arid region, this beautiful lake in the Aravalli hills is an unexpected delight.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

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

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

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.