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

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

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

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

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

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

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

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

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

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.