Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

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

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

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

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

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

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

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

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.

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

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

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