The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

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

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

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

Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.