This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

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

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

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

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

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

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

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

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

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

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.