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

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

World's tallest monolithic statue has served as a pilgrimage site since its completion in 993 CE.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

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

The library of every book lover's dreams.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.