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

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

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

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

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

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

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

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

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

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

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.

Former Italian settlement on the isle of Rhodes was a WWII command center before being abandoned.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

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

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A monument completed by a Third Reich sculptor in 1935 in Ankara's central park encourages Turks to "be proud, work hard, and have trust."

This 13th-century UNESCO-listed "lion's house" mosque is named after a repurposed lion sculpture.

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

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.