This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

One in a series of historical markers from the massive 19th-century undertaking to map all of India.

These murals celebrate the oft-overlooked legacies of Iraqi-Jewish actresses in Bollywood.

The lone remnant of a 16th-century palace in Old Goa.

Mumbai's angel.

An 18th-century fort in the business district of Mumbai.

These animal carvings stand as a representation of India and Britain.

Once considered one of the three great Augustinian churches in the Iberian world.

The place of worship for Zoroastrians, Mumbai's Parsi fire temples use fire and ash for purification.

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

Buddhist monk remarkably preserved because he started the mummification process while still living.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

This women-run eatery and cooking school is putting India's long-neglected tribal cuisines back on the menu.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A magical expanse of colorful street murals lies hidden within the quiet neighborhood.

In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.