Håkon’s Hall

Built by King Håkon Håkonsson between 1247 and 1267, Håkon's Hall served as a royal residence and feasting hall. The hall is impressive, and it's not hard to imagine medieval Norsepeople feasting inside.

Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene

History and culture museum housed in a merchant's home dating from 1704. The museum traces the history of Bergen and the Hanseatic League, a powerful confederation of guilds and merchants that dominated northern Europe's economy for centuries.

Agra Fort

A massive, beautiful fortress built primarily from red sandstone. The Mughal emperor Akbar rebuilt the fort in the mid-1500s; 4,000 laborers worked on the fortress for eight years, finally finishing i…

Fatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri is a city conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and it served as his capital from 1571 to 1585. Akbar did much to redesign the city; it's a beautiful, opulent place constructed mostly …

Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar is a site featuring astronomical observatories built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, the oldest of which date to 1724. Singh II was a remarkable mathematician and astronomer and…

Amer Fort

Set high on a hill above Jaipur, Amer Fort is a massive and beautiful fortress with huge ramparts, winding paths, and a hall of mirrors based on Versailles's. It's a must-see if you travel to this par…

Dhamekh Stupa

A Buddhist stupa (though the structure actually began as a pre-Buddhist tumuli) said to mark the site where the Buddha gave the first sermon to his first five brahmin disciples after he attained enli…