Agra, India

Jama Masjid, one of India’s oldest and largest mosques, is the last of the three marvels built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century, following the Taj Mahal and Red Fort. The mosque is impressive, holding up 25,000 people, and it helped the city of Agra earn the No. 3 spot in The Times’s annual guide, “52 Places to Go in 2017.”

Justin Bergman wrote for The Times in 2016, “For those not fearful of heights, the climb to the top of the minaret is worth the effort to take in the mosque’s white marble domes, as well as the streets of Old Delhi and the modern city beyond. From 130 feet in the air, India’s capital, with its regal architecture, boundless energy and striking contradictions, feels as if it finally comes into view.”