A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

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

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

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

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

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

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

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

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

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

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.