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

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

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

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

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

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

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

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

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

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.