The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.

Known as the "Queen of Beach Markets," Calangute epitomizes Goa's beach flea market scene.

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

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

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

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

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

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

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

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

World's most expensive home.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

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.

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

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

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

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.