A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

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

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

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

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.