Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

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

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

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

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

A mecca for India's Jains.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

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

A massive ancient Chinese city with stone walls and evidence of human sacrifices.

Once an imperial lake garden, anyone can now visit this city park.

Unusual outdoor collection of sculptures.

A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.

Forgotten for decades, the first medical school built in Communist China is full of surprises today.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.