DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

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

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

World's most expensive home.

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.

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

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

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

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

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

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

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

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