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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Selçuk

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Selçuk, Turkey

Updated December 12, 2018

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The public toilets could get quite crowded.

Selçuk, Turkey

The Public Toilets of Ephesus

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Basilica ruins.

Selçuk, Turkey

Basilica of St. John

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.
Çamlik Railway Museum.

Selçuk, Turkey

Çamlik Railway Museum

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.
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Ephesus' Cave of the Seven Sleepers.

Acarlar Köyü, Turkey

Yedi Uyurlar Mağarası (Cave of the Seven Sleepers)

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.
1 mile from Selçuk
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Acarlar Köyü, Turkey

The Brothel Advertisement at Ephesus

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.
1 mile from Selçuk
Mary's House

Sultaniye Köyü, Turkey

House of the Virgin Mary

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.
3 miles from Selçuk
Kuşadası.

Kuşadası, Turkey

Kuşadası

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.
8 miles from Selçuk
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