These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

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

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

A grassroots collection showcasing personal objects of family members separated by the post-1971 border between India and Pakistan.

An old curiosity shop holds on to a centuries-old tradition of manually-distilled rose water.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

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

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Old and brave breed of warhorses known for their elegant, curved ears.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.