This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

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

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

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

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

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

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

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