Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

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

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

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

A mecca for India's Jains.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

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

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.