Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

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

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

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

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

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

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

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

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

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

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

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

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

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

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

Crumbling World War II-era gun emplacements still stand near lighthouses on the Spanish coast.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.