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New Delhi, India

Tribute to Jewish-Indian Actresses

These murals celebrate the oft-overlooked legacies of Iraqi-Jewish actresses in Bollywood.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Chinese Kali Mandir

In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.

Michelle Cassidy

Added by Michelle Cassidy

Fort St. George

The first English fort built in India.

Added by sriramgopalan

Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

Amrapali

Added by Amrapali

Pen Hospital

For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.

Michelle Cassidy

Added by Michelle Cassidy

Nipponzan Myohoji

This overlooked Japanese Buddhist temple is a respite from the bustle of Kolkata.

mehkc

Ramanujan Museum

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

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

Amrapali

Added by Amrapali

Calangute Market Square

Known as the "Queen of Beach Markets," Calangute epitomizes Goa's beach flea market scene.

Madhushree Ghosh

Added by Madhushree Ghosh

Burma Bazaar

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

yamuna

Added by yamuna

Banganga Tank

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

Added by ToriElliott

San Thome Basilica

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

Added by lucasstrittmatter

Mahabalipuram, India

Tiger Cave

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

Panna Meena ka Kund

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

JatinChhabra

Added by JatinChhabra

Guru Sweet Mart

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Fatehpur Sikri, India

Fatehpur Sikri

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

mamallama

Added by mamallama

Mysore Palace

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

adelinelum

Added by adelinelum

Amritsar, India

Golden Temple

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

mariellen

Added by mariellen

San Diego, California

Yiddishland California

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

Naples Underground

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

100,000 Soldiers of Trabuc Caves

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

Added by Odolyte

San Diego, California

1895 Looff Carousel

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Gregory T Janetka

Added by Gregory T Janetka

San Diego, California

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

Added by blimpcaptain

San Diego, California

Space Invaders

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

jondi letnap

Added by jondi letnap