This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

Built in a perfect square, this archaeological site is one of the largest and best preserved ancient fortifications in India.

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

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

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

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

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

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

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

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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

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.