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

A mecca for India's Jains.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

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

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

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

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.