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

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

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

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

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

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

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

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

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

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

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

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

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

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

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.