🕌 Taj Mahal

Agra, India

Best time: October to March, cool and dry; at sunrise the marble glows pink

The white marble mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his late wife. Perfectly symmetrical gardens and reflecting pools make it seem to float, and it is one of the New Seven Wonders.

Good to know

• Closed on Fridays; enter at sunrise for the fewest people and the softest light.
• Express trains from Delhi take about two hours, so it works as a day trip.