This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

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

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

Visitors to the National Museum of Nepal can moon over a set of well-traveled flags.

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

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

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

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

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

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

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.