These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

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

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

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

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.

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

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

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.