The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

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

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

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

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

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

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.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

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

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

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

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.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

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

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

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

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

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

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.