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

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

Where giant ships go to die.

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

A piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh inside a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

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

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

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

Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.