A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

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

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

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

Old and brave breed of warhorses known for their elegant, curved ears.

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

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

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.

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

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.