Jaipur, India
Jantar Mantar
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
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Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
New Delhi, India
A blooming house of worship for the masses.
New Delhi, India
An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
Kasol, India
Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.
Dhar Lama Chung Chung, India
This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.
Hardo Rattan, India
On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
Nazca, Peru
Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Puno, Peru
These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.
Chivay, Peru
Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Peru
White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."
Tokyo, Japan
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.