An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

Dedicated to the life of a brave woman soldier.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

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

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

The oldest county library in the United States.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.