This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

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

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

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

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

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

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

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

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

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

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

The stoutest tree in the world.