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

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

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

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.

This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

A crescent of 12 simple statues poised on a small windswept island off the coast of Newfoundland.

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.