Places Gazakhstan Wants to Go

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

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

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

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

A mecca for India's Jains.

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

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

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

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

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

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

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

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