A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

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

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.

Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.

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

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.

This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.

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

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

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

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

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

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

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