This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

According to Hindu belief, this shallow island chain was created by a god with an army of monkeys.

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

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

These hilltop ruins of a forgotten Buddhist monastery flourished in Antiquity from trade with the Roman Empire.

The first English fort built in India.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

World's tallest monolithic statue has served as a pilgrimage site since its completion in 993 CE.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

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

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.