Places arielspace Wants to Go

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

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

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

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.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

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

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

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

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

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

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

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

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

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.