Places ms Wants to Go

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.

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

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

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

A mecca for India's Jains.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

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

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.

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.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

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

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

A small site dedicated to the memory of a local leader and the search for peace.