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

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

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

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

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

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

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

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.