The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

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

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

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

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

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.