Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

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

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

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

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

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

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

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

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

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

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

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.