An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

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

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

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.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Tower in the center of town marks the midway point in the 10,000-kilometer Cape-to-Cairo journey.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

Only reachable by boat, a small Tanzanian national park is home to the chimpanzees that Jane Goodall spent her career studying.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.