Varanasi

The permanent collection includes brocade textiles, excellent Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, and miniature paintings from the courts of the Mughals and the Hindu princes of the Punjab hills. — Fodor's

Known as the Golden Temple because of the gold plate on its spire—a gift from the Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab in 1835—this is the most sacred shrine in Varanasi. — Fodor's

After gaining enlightenment, Sarnath is where Buddha gave his first sermon some 2,500 years ago, and continued to return with followers. — Frommer's