Places deriverative Wants to Go

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

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.

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

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.

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

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

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

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

This overlooked Japanese Buddhist temple is a respite from the bustle of Kolkata.

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

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

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

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

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.