These murals celebrate the oft-overlooked legacies of Iraqi-Jewish actresses in Bollywood.

In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.

The first English fort built in India.

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.

This overlooked Japanese Buddhist temple is a respite from the bustle of Kolkata.

One-room museum dedicated to India's most enigmatic mathematician.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

Known as the "Queen of Beach Markets," Calangute epitomizes Goa's beach flea market scene.

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

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

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.