Iceland | North Iceland
A farmhouse has stood on this site since around 900 CE. It currently hosts the preserved historical farm, a large complex of turf-roofed rooms, the oldest of which date to the 18th century and the most recent of which were built in the late 19th century. The museum is a fascinating look at how Icelanders lived between 100 and 300 years ago.
India
Qutub Minar is, at 240-foot (73m), the tallest minaret in India. It was built built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak after defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom in 1192. The tower and the surrounding building a…
India
Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor. His tomb is an awe-inspiring structure of red sandstone and white marble, the tomb itself is a massive building at the center of a beautiful, sprawling garden. H…
India
A huge arch modeled after the Arc de Triomphe built by the British to memorialize Indian soldiers who died in World War I.…
India
Take a rickshaw through Old Delhi to see the sights and get the feel of the old part of the city.…
India
Jama Masjid is the main mosque in Old Delhi. At the behest of India’s fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, construction of the mosque began in 1650. It was completed six years later. Built mostly of re…
India
Daulatabad, also known as Devgiri, is a fortress dating to the fourteenth century. It's an incredible, multi-level defense system. The fortress has a main entrance at the base of a hill. Within the th…
India
Prince Azam Shah, Aurangzeb’s eldest son, built Bibi Ka Maqbara (known as the "mini Taj Mahal") in the late 1600s as a tribute to his mother. Originally intended to rival the Taj itself, Azam Shah w…
India
The Ellora Caves are a complex of rock-cut Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain monasteries and temples. The Kailasha temple is the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world. They're stunning and b…
India
The Ajanta Caves are a complex of twelve rock-carved Buddhist shrines dating from the second century BCE to the fifth century CE. They're beautiful and impressively cut from the side of a hill, and th…
