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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

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

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

A mecca for India's Jains.

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

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

World's most expensive home.

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

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

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

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

The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.