Places asdonkar Wants to Go

Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.

In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.

A tribute to the forgotten origins of American religious freedom.

An unusually European Pueblo church is actually the oldest Native American congregation in the United States.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

Prague's "Little Hanoi" is one of the commercial centers of Czechia's Vietnamese community.

Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

Dating from the 18th century to today, this museum houses a collection of over 1,200 musical instruments.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.