The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

Now a retreat center for the faithful, it once provided training for clergy—but it began as a farm owned by a famed financier and his opera singer wife, who built a surprise in the backyard.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

A hilltop stone monument commemorating the establishment of a historic social welfare organization.

The best-preserved Roman site in India.

A magnificent work of architecture designed to honor a former military leader.

The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.

An unassuming tomb houses an important milestone in Indian architectural history.

One-room museum dedicated to India's most enigmatic mathematician.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.

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

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

The only Chinese temple in Mumbai.

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

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

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

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

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