Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

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

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Built in a perfect square, this archaeological site is one of the largest and best preserved ancient fortifications in India.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The Kaveri River cuts through the rocky terrain then drops off to form these misty falls.

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.

The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.

The village where the park and museum are located is also the third-biggest hatchery of dinosaurs discovered.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

Bold contestants slide in a rice paddy behind two charging bulls.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

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

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

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.