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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World."

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.