World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

Over 3 miles up in the Himalayas this pass is one of the highest drivable roads in the world.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

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

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

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

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.