Image one Harmandir Sahib, better known as the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, India, has entrances on all four sides, signifying the openness of Sikhdom towards all peoples and religions.
Fancy a trip to India? Fly into Mumbai and spend a few days exploring India's largest city with the help of our interactive city guide. Or read how Richard Eilers got off the beaten track in Meghalaya, a state in the far north-east of the country, where women own all the property and Christianity is the main religion.
Image two The pyramidical temple of Kukulkan, the feathered serpent of the Mayans, dominates the ancient ruins of Chichen Itza, Yucatán, Mexico.
Fancy a trip to Mexico? Let DBC Pierre, the Booker-prize-winning author of Vernon God Little, be your guide to Mexico City, where he grew up – and developed a taste for tequila – and discover the best places to snack on pambazos, tlacoyos and chicharrones, with the help of local food bloggers. And read about Cat Rainford's adventures on the road with a bunch of itinerant street performers hitching around the little-known corners of northern Mexico.
Image three The 12th-century Preah Khan Temple at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, has been largely left unrestored, with strangler figs allowed to grow through the ruins.
Fancy a trip? Avoid the crowds, like Merope Mills, and sneak into Angkor by the back door thanks to a socially responsible Cambodian tour operator. And discover your inner Indiana Jones with an expedition to the latest excavation sites in the ancient Khmer city's vast hinterland.
Image four The Taktsang Palphug monastery (also known as the Tiger's Nest) overlooking the Paro valley in Bhutan, is one of the most prominent (in every sense) sacred sites of Himalyan Buddhism.
Fancy a trip? Gemma Bowes discovers the remote corners of the country on a trek.
Image five The well preserved Greek Doric temple at Segesta, in the north-west corner of Sicily, was built in the late 5th century BC.
Fancy a trip? Check out our top 10 budget beach hotels and B&Bs in Sicily; and why Sicily makes the perfect weekend break. Or visit Favara, a rundown Sicilian town transformed by a modern art project.
Image six Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand, is a contemporary Bhuddist temple built in 1997 by artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, who is still working on it and says it won't be finished for decades. Better known as the White Temple, the extraordinary Gothic-style constuction it is unlike any other temple in the country.
Fancy a trip? Make the most of Thailand's exuberant capital with our three-day Bangkok itinerary; and before you book somewhere to stay, check out our top 10 budget hotels and hostels in the city. Most visitors hit the beach at some point – here's our guide to the country's best budget beach pads.
Image seven the Parthenon temple at the Acropolis in Athens, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Completed in 438BC it is the most important surviving building of classical Greece.
Fancy a trip? Find out where to find Athen's best street food. If you're heading to the islands, here's our guide to perfect island holidays; andGiles Fraser explores the Small Cyclades. Or stay on the mainland and discover the unspoilt Peloponnese at one of these beachside hotels.
Image eight This image shows a detail of the incredibly ornate tower at the entrance of Kapaleeshwar, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, southern India.
Fancy a trip? See image one, above. Our India content also includes a story on camping like a maharajah in Rajasthan, and our guide to trekking in the Himalayas includes India.
Image nine A Buddha statue – one of 504 – at the 7th temple of Borobudur, a World Heritage Site in Java, Indonesia.
Fancy a trip? Here's readers' tips on Indonesia. And the perfect combination on Bali of luxury villa and adventure tours to the island's more remote parts.
Image 10 Aerial view of the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut on the west bank of the Nile, Egypt. The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamist extremists on 17 November 1997.
Travel to Egypt The FCO currently advises against all but essential travel to Egypt except for resorts on the Red Sea in south Sinai and Red Sea resorts on the Egyptian mainland including Hurghada.
