Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

Feast your eyes upon hundreds of Nepal's native butterflies and moths.

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

This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

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

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

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

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

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

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

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.