Ahmedabad, India
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.
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Ahmedabad, India
This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.
Edurudona, India
The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.
Neemrana, India
This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.
New Delhi, India
A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.
Raigad, India
A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.
Jodhpur, India
This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.
Chhatarpur, India
Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.
Madurai, India
This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.
Jaipur, India
Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Patan, India
This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.
Bhangarh, India
This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.
Gharapuri, India
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
Howrah, India
A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Ajanta, India
Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Chamoli, India
A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.
Cherrapunjee, India
Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Sendai, Japan
One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.
Motobu, Japan
One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.
Kumamoto, Japan
The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.
Yonaguni, Japan
The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?