Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

An underground city of salt.

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

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

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

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.

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

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

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.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

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