Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

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

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

Bold contestants slide in a rice paddy behind two charging bulls.

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

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

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

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

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

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

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

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