A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

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

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

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

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

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

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

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

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

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

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.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

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

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.