World's most expensive home.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

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

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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

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.

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.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

Berlin's old airport.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.