Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Eternal flame said to be a Hindu Goddesses fiery tounge.

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

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest 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 stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

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

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

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

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.