Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

The oldest automobile museum in the United States.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

Brawny guys rolling around in oil is the oldest regular sporting event besides the Olympics.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

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.

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

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

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

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

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

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

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

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

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

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