Mahabaleshwar, India
Pratapgad Fort
This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.
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Mahabaleshwar, India
This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.
Ahmedabad, India
This 15th-century mosque is a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture.
Lucknow, India
This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.
Gwalior, India
A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.
Velha Goa, India
The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.
Orchha, India
These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.
Ahmedabad, India
This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.
Jingzhou, China
China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.
Fuling, China
This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.
Shanghai, China
This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.
Shanghai, China
This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.
Xian Shi, China
These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.
Tongren, China
Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.
Guangzhou, China
The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.
Chengdu, China
A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.
Qujing, China
The highest bridge in the world rises a dizzying 1,854 feet above the river.
Naqu, Tibet
At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.
Suzhou, China
An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.
Timor-Leste
A surprisingly large and sturdy ruin on the outskirts of a remote village.
Trongsa, Bhutan
An 18th-century Nepali-style chorten built to subdue demons and evil spirits.
Punakha, Bhutan
This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.
Tang Valley, Bhutan
This Bhutanese site is one of eight sacred locales established by a revered 14th-century Buddhist master.
Bhutan
One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.
Paro, Bhutan
The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.