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

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

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

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

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

The abandoned site of the Beatles spiritual awakening and subsequent revolt.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Eternal flame said to be a Hindu Goddesses fiery tounge.

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

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.

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.

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

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

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.