Places iamangelsummers Wants to Go

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

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

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

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

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

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

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

A mecca for India's Jains.

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

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.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

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

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

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

The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.