Known as the wettest place on earth.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

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

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

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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

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

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

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.