Places breaingram Wants to Go

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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

This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.

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

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

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

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

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

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

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

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.