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Bhimashankar, India

India's Giant Technicolor Squirrels

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.
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Chittorgarh, India

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.
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Gharapuri, India

Elephanta Caves

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
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New Delhi, India

Agrasen ki Baoli

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

Rani Ki Vav

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.
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Amritsar, India

Golden Temple

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

Nek Chand Saini's Rock Garden

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.
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Ajanta, India

Ajanta Caves

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.
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Hampi, India

Hampi

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.
Added by Henry
Junagadh, India

Mahabat Maqbara

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.
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Rajsamand, India

The Great Wall of India

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Added by stevekirsch
Jaipur, India

Jal Mahal

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

The Blue City of Jodhpur

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
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Verul, India

Ellora Caves

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.
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Gheti, India

Shatrunjaya Hill

A mecca for India's Jains.
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Cherrapunjee, India

The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
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Jaipur, India

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

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

Chand Baori

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
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Hong Kong

Juen Juen Gung

An otherworldly "cave" created by an artist in a Hong Kong factory building.
Added by mukosocks
Tianshui, China

Bingling Temple

A hidden Buddhist gem accessible only by boat.
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Yulin, China

Shimao Relics

A massive ancient Chinese city with stone walls and evidence of human sacrifices.
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Cizhong, China

Cizhong Village

This Tibetan and Naxi village's Honey Rose wine bears the mark of 19th-century French missionaries.
Added by Theophania
Jiayuguan Shi, China

Yumen Ghost Town

This once-booming oil city is now a relic of the region's industrial past.
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Suzhou, China

Precious Belt Bridge

This bridge dates back to the 9th century and allows visitors to walk an ancient path amid modern industrial trappings.
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