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

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

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

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

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

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

World's most expensive home.

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.

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

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

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

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.