This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

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

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

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

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.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.