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

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

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

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

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

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.