This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.