This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

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

A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.

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

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

Megalithic monuments resembling magic mushrooms.

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

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

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

The village where the park and museum are located is also the third-biggest hatchery of dinosaurs discovered.

Designed to serve primarily the Maharaja, this is an interesting variation on the traditional stepped well.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.

The Kaveri River cuts through the rocky terrain then drops off to form these misty falls.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

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

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

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.