Places GRH Wants to Go

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.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

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

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

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

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

Thousands of Haitians travel to the waterfalls to ask the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and her voodoo counterpart Erzulie for healing in a yearly pilgrimage.

A pre-Columbian ceremonial and astronomical site built by the Taino Indians.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.