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

It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

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

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

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

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

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

The largest covered bazaar in the world.

Colorful mineral deposits turn these mountains into an Impressionist fantasy.

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

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.