Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

Eat your way through history.

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.

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

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

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

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

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

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

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

If you dare visit this fort, fire-breathing hyenas might devour your camels.

A breathtakingly steep set of stairs is carved directly into the face of the sea cliffs of Bonifacio.

A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.

While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.