Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

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

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

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

Buddhist monk remarkably preserved because he started the mummification process while still living.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

No cyclone yet has been able to topple this rugged Indian lighthouse.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

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

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

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.