Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

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

This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

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

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

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

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

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

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

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

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

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

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

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.