The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

This popular tourist cave was ignored for almost 200 years before being mined into an attraction.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

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

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

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

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.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

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

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.