Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

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

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

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.