Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

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

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.