Places amandajane Wants to Go

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

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

This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

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

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

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

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

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

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

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

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

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

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

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

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

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.