Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

The abandoned site of the Beatles spiritual awakening and subsequent revolt.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

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.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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 hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.