A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.

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

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

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

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

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

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

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

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.