Places Himanshu Wants to Go

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.

According to legend, this temple was built to pin down the body of a demoness who lay across the Himalayas.

The Hungarian linguistics expert who wrote the first Tibetan–English dictionary was laid to rest in a remote Indian cemetery.

Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.

At this unique temple in Darjeeling, Hindu and Buddhist practices co-exist harmoniously.

Outside a hilltop monastery in India, a monument to a 20th-century Russian mystic.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

Established in the 16th century, this "mother's market" is run entirely by women.

The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.

This heart-shaped lake near the border of India and Myanmar is deeply rooted in Mizo folklore.

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Known as the wettest place on earth.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

One of Serbia's oldest luxury hotels and a nostalgic echo to Yugoslavia in the state's former capital.

A collection of items seized by the Indian Customs have been kept for display at the Old Customs House in Panaji.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

Designed to honor the birthplace of Buddha.