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

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

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

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

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

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

A mecca for India's Jains.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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.

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

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

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

One-room museum dedicated to India's most enigmatic mathematician.

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

Bold contestants slide in a rice paddy behind two charging bulls.

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

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

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

The ruins of this old church are slowing sinking into the sand.

This Sri Lankan cemetery is the final resting place of sci-fi legend Sir Arthur C. Clarke.