A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

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

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

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

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

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

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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

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

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

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

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