Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

Tower in the center of town marks the midway point in the 10,000-kilometer Cape-to-Cairo journey.

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

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

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

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.

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.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.