This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

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

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

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

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

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.

Thousands of ancient rock carvings are scattered just off the highway.

Lunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formations.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

An ancient stone wall formed by lava that was a frequent stop during funeral marches.

This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.