Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

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

A mecca for India's Jains.

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

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.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

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

This women-run eatery and cooking school is putting India's long-neglected tribal cuisines back on the menu.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

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

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

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

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

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