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Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sign

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

musicman

Added by musicman

Spokane, Washington

Indian Painted Rocks

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

Added by Sporadicus

Yosemite National Park, California

Horsetail Fall's Firefall

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Dylan

Boston, Massachusetts

Logan Airport 9/11 Memorial

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Added by lniese

Pataleshwar Caves

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

Vivek Gadre

Added by Vivek Gadre

Bateshwar Temple Complex

This wonderland of ancient temples has been recently painstakingly reconstructed.

Added by anirudhavaddadi

Shri Dev Vetoba Temple

A peculiar idol to the Hindu King of Ghosts demands fine leather footwear in exchange for warding off evil.

Calangute Market Square

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

Madhushree Ghosh

Added by Madhushree Ghosh

Hyderabad, India

Visa Balaji Temple

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

Meg

Datia Palace

This deserted palace is one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture in India.

Amrapali

Added by Amrapali

Dashrath Manjhi Road

One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.

Josh

Ahmedabad, India

Lucky Restaurant

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

New Delhi, India

Hijron ka Khanqah

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Fontainhas

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

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Raniji ki Baori

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

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Statue of Unity

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

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Hyderabad, India

101 Dining Table at Falaknuma Palace

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

Aishwarya Santosh

Added by Aishwarya Santosh

Ujala Baoli

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

Victoria Lautman

Added by Victoria Lautman

Hogenakkal, India

Hogenakkal Falls

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

SamM

Tower of Silence in Mumbai

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

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Rajaram Meghwal Burial Place

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

Added by Gypsycouple

Lepakshi, India

Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi

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

SamM

Thoptewadi, India

Sinhagad Fortress

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

SamM

Gilbert Hill

A 66-million-year-old rock formation stands tall over Mumbai, offering stellar city views.

Madhushree Ghosh

Added by Madhushree Ghosh