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

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

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

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

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

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

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.