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

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

A peculiar idol to the Hindu King of Ghosts demands fine leather footwear in exchange for warding off evil.

This diminutive yet beautiful local stepwell once yielded enough water to irrigate the lush fields of the village.

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

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

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

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

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The world's most remote airport.